Every year at this time, just about when the sky is lit by Independence Day celebrations, our night skies are lit by, for me, an equally compelling light show– the flashing of fireflies. And this year ...

A small portion of wetlands in northern Monroe County is attracting not only a special species of firefly but also the biologists who study them. Flashes of yellow-green light that lasts for only 5 to ...

We inhabit a planet that overflows with an abundance of life: penguins and pandas, owls and orchids, zebras and zooplankton. But few things are as wonderful, magical and totally unknown as the firefly ...

A new study by biologists at Tufts University has translated what male fireflies are saying to females when they flash their lights - and it looks like the males are bragging. MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass ...

For many people who grew up in the eastern United States, the soft yellow blink of fireflies drifting over dusky fields and lawns is synonymous with summer, a nostalgic symbol of warmth and childhood.

The June air was thick with summer heat. Mosquitoes rose in clouds around us, testing our resolve while we gathered our cameras and sensors. We walked into the wetland, down the unmarked path until ...