Given enough time, jumping beans will always find their way out of the sun. Jumping beans, which are really seed pods with twitchy moth larvae inside, hop around in a way that — if they live long ...

Mexican jumping beans have been a curiosity for many an inquisitive child, and yes, they really do “jump,” thanks to the presence of tiny moth larvae inside the seed pods. According to a recent paper ...

I love Mexican jumping beans. They’re a bit cruel—capturing a growing larva and making it dance could be bad for your karma—but they’re so cool. What is not so cool is the freakish face on this ...

Author’s note: I had planned to write something about the horrors of Oct. 25 this week, but somehow it seems distasteful for me to come in at the end of a two-week vacation and start rambling on about ...

Do you feel nostalgia for a childhood novelty toy that had potential but ultimately fell short of its promise? Do you now have the skills to go make a better version of that toy to satisfy your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maxine is a six-day-old babygoat, but she’s already making a big impression. The sweet baby, who lives on a farm in Hawaii, turns ...

This has to be one of the confection business's more peculiar efforts: Jelly Belly Sport Beans "energizing jelly beans," containing plenty of sugar and small amounts of electrolytes and vitamins C, B1 ...