KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Each year, thousands come to the mountains to see the synchronous firefly light up the night sky. Synchronous fireflies, whose scientific name is Photinus carolinus, are one ...

Every summer across the southeastern United States, thousands of fireflies put on a performance that looks almost choreographed, blinking their lights in near-perfect unison as if following some ...

Around the globe, scientists are reporting an overall decline in the firefly population. But don't tell that to many Milwaukeeans as they see their backyards aglow with dancing lights this summer. The ...