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

It’s an age-old debate that divides families, friends, states and nations: Lightning bugs or fireflies? You chased them as a kid, captured them in your hands. Maybe even put them in jars for an hour ...

I’m not sure which was more enchanting: the flash of fireflies lighting up the Crabtree Creek woods like paparazzi cameras or the gray-haired scientist with his giant net, explaining how this innocent ...

The sun sets, the air cools and the last wisps of smoky aroma from the grill wafts away. It is the epitome of a summer night in the Midwest. The only thing left to make it more perfect is seeing soft ...

MISSOURI, USA — Lights in the Midwest's summer nights have grown dimmer over the past decades. The glowing flicks of fireflies, or lightning bugs, trigger nostalgia and deeply held childhood memories ...

Visit Indy, Lafayette, and New Harmony to learn about our state insect, the Say’s Firefly. The firefly. The lightning bug. The romance of early summer in Indiana has always been a twinkling glow of ...

KELLETTVILLE, Pa. ― 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.

Whether you call them fireflies or lightning bugs, the glowing insects are headed to Pennsylvania. Some may have even been spotted early, shining yellow and green in backyards just after dark. MORE ...

Mary Arkiszewski stumbled upon Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s most famous flashing beetle, the synchronous firefly, almost by accident. She and her husband had always enjoyed hiking and ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. I’m on a Civil War battlefield in West Virginia late on a dark night ...