Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

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 ...

What makes Mexican jumping beans jump? New research from Binghamton University reveals that Mexican jumping bean larvae respond to different colors of light, jumping more vigorously under different ...

And mind you, that’s all we’re doing today because July 31 is “Jump for Jelly Beans Day” and not “National Jelly Bean Day.” That was way back on April 22. To jump for jelly beans is to show one’s love ...

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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 ...

To find its place in the shade! Each hollowed-out seed is home to a head-banging moth larva, just trying to survive the harsh Sonoran Desert sun. What if you spent most of your life in near darkness, ...

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 ...

ALAMOS, Mexico — Tipping up the bottom of a blue plastic bucket, Jose Trinidad Hurtado Solis poured his paltry crop of Mexican jumping beans onto a homemade sieve in his back yard. “This is all I’ve ...