Science news articles about 'chickens'

It looks like chickens deserve more respect. Scientists are fleshing out the proof that today's broiler-fryer is descended from the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex.

Buying chicken these days is not like it used to be. With labels like "100 percent natural," "organic," "grain ...

... , but a new University of Georgia study finds that chickens are actually born with those bacteria. Lead author ... safety. "Understanding the microbial ecology of the developing chicken is the first step toward producing healthy ...

... , N.M. (AP) -- Lesser prairie chickens have been reduced to a fraction of their population across five ...

Scientists turn to chickens to help them understand why some people are struck down by severe allergies.

WASHINGTON, June 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of 120 cans of Kroger-brand chicken noodle soup in three states due to a labeling error.

WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- Thousands of a chicken-stuffed Lean Pockets are being recalled because the microwaveable food may contain plastic pieces, the U.S. government said.

... that there was extensive contact between Polynesia and South America and that chicken and 'chips' had been traded in opposite directions. The current ... DNA sequence in the ancient Easter Island chickens, which originate from Indonesia or the Philippines, but this apparently did ...

OTTAWA, July 29 (UPI) -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people with egg protein allergies not to consume Sofina-brand cooked and sliced chicken pieces.

A Cuban family claims their hen has laid the largest chicken egg ever recorded in the world.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall of about 51,360 pounds of Tyson-brand raw frozen chicken breast due to mislabeling.

... in transportation systems bears a direct relationship to the "chicken and egg" phenomenon. "Consumers will not purchase hydrogen ...

... AP) -- Super Chicken strutted a step closer to the dinner table Thursday. The government said it will start ... mad cow disease or perhaps heart-healthier eggs laid by a new breed of chickens ...

The Wuhan Zoo in central China has been feeding its two pandas home-cooked chicken soup twice in a month to reduce stress and give them a nutritional boost, a zoo official said Friday.

A Philippine scientist has developed wallboard using chicken feathers. He says it could replace traditional woodchip wallboard used in construction.