hatching

An international research team led by scientists in Canada has uncovered a likely explanation for one of the more unusual features of snake development: why embryos curl into tight spirals before hatching.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

On Saturday, visitors alerted staff after spotting 10 Nile crocodiles hatching without any human intervention.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

They led England off the field at Headingley hand in hand, hatching their plan to make one ball into two halves.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

After hatching from an egg in videos across social media, Niles will soon turn up in mockumentary-style content as an endearingly awkward addition to the footwear company’s offices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

It was a school largely for people from out of town, preppies who observed the surrounding neighborhood with a voyeuristic curiosity when they weren’t hatching myths about it to scare freshmen.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

In all, OdySea Aquarium now has 40 African penguins and has recorded 13 successful hatchings.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023

The tiny flying insects, also known as midgies, usually appear in two hatchings and thrive in wet and warm conditions.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2022

There had been a long dearth of eagle hatchings even before that, but major conservation efforts were undertaken to bring the birds back.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2019

Their snake family grew again in July with several egg hatchings of rare mixed-breed snakes.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2015

With the newly hatched salmon in the Miramichi that spring of 1954 were young of previous hatchings, salmon a year or two old, young fish in brilliant coats marked with bars and bright red spots.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson