Admittedly, this doesn’t exactly prove that one jumping gene caused us to lose our tails. Without a time machine to take us back 15 million years (with a DNA sequencing machine in tow), we can ...

Invasive jumping worms found in at least 34 states As you tend to your garden this summer, there's a creepy, crawly creature to be on the lookout for: an invasive worm that moves like a snake ...

Invasive jumping worms, Amynthas agrestis, go by many names, according to the USDA: Alabama jumpers, Jersey wriggles, wood eel, crazy worms, snake worms and crazy snake worms.

The two jumping genes can stick to each other in the RNA, causing the block of RNA between them to be excluded from the RNA that gets coded into protein, resulting in a shorter protein.

The two jumping genes can stick to each other in the RNA, causing the block of RNA between them to be excluded from the RNA that gets coded into protein, resulting in a shorter protein.

Horse jumping at New Orleans City Park"Tails But No Black Tie" takes place in the covered riding ring that was recently built at the farm – a $950,000 gift from well-heeled donors. Saturday's ...