There are several reasons why some places might be seeing more of these glowy beetles this summer. The first is wet weather.

The forest is dead quiet at night, aside from the chirping of crickets and the occasional hoot of a distant owl. On winding wooden boardwalks and roped-off trails, families with children, groups of ...

Fireflies are lighting up summer evenings across the U.S. Northeast, putting on dazzling shows in backyards and city parks.

Here’s why the third wettest spring on record in New Hampshire has made for a firefly renaissance this summer.

A rare species of synchronous firefly put on a dazzling light show at Congaree National Park each year. But various threats to U.S. national parks raise questions about the future of the rare ...

His discovery – Pteroptyx gombakia (P. gombakia) or the Gombak bent-winged firefly – turned out to be the third known specimen of this particular species, and marked the ninth known firefly species ...

On the Friday night hike, wind and an impending thunderstorm did not prevent swarms of fireflies from darting among open ...

But they come, most of all, for the synchronous fireflies, that put on their choreographed light show for two weeks in late June in the forest around the Butlers’ Black Caddis Ranch. Advertisement 3 ...

While the species was recently noticed in the area, Butler said the synchronous firefly may have been in the area for millions of years. “Who goes out in the middle of the night, 11 o'clock at night ...

The rare species of firefly responsible for the dazzling light show thrives in Congaree’s unique hardwood swamps. But coming changes to how the United States protects its natural landscapes ...