Scientists finally think they know why eggs have different shapes

[Guest Mike Wehner]

Even if you started off your morning with a nice omelette, you probably didn't spare a thought for where it came from, but scientists have long wondered why eggs from different birds can be so dramatically different. Now, after comparing an astonishing 50,000 eggs from 1,400 different bird species, Princeton University biologist Mary Caswell Stoddard finally thinks she's cracked the code, and her theory actually make a whole lot of sense.

 

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