Forests are darker and quieter due to coronavirus, giving a photographer and researchers the chance to document a special moment. Fireflies known as snappy syncs (Photuris frontalis) illuminate the ...

Firefly populations are declining, taking our wondrous summer views with them. Read all about the driving forces behind this ...

A flock of creatures rests on tree trunks in a dark winter forest in the Netherlands. The creatures glow red, responding to each other–conversing through light. Their flickering appears random, but ...

This story originally appeared on Atlas Obscura and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At the third meeting of the Moriyama City Firefly Forest Museum’s eight-week Firefly Course, a ...

Many Lake County towns canceled fireworks this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. But nature is putting on its own fireworks show right now and likely in your own back yard – even after Fourth of ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Discovering something rare is exciting but it becomes truly memorable when it happens unexpectedly. That was exactly the case for Tan Wei Jack, 24, a research assistant and master’s ...

KELLETTVILLE ― Every year in late June, Peggy Butler and her husband, Ken, welcome visitors to rural northwestern Pennsylvania for the chance to glimpse the rare and beguiling Photinus carolinus. This ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: There are over 2,000 individual firefly species, all within the taxonomic family of Lampyridae, which is pretty easy to remember. And these lightning ...

Pesticides, habitat loss, and light pollution are threatening firefly populations worldwide, but even in urban areas, some lightning bugs continue to shine. Dot-dash fireflies (Photuris pensylvanica) ...