As a younger man, Joe Cicero saw "thousands and thousands of them." Swarms of fireflies put on a soundless fireworks show for him every summer in southern Arizona. The sight of the fireflies flashing ...

Watching fireflies is one of the singular pleasures of a warm summer night. Many of us have fond memories of watching them flit about and even catching them in a jar to observe their flashes more ...

It’s twilight on a warm May evening at the Congaree National Park in Hopkins, South Carolina. A wooden boardwalk weaves through cypress knees, and towering loblolly pines. A viewing platform holds the ...

Banner image: Fireflies dance over a field near Sawhill Ponds in Boulder, Colorado. (Credit: Peleg Lab) Owen Martin steps carefully through the knee-high grass growing up around a long-abandoned ...

Favorable weather conditions, particularly moisture, have led to a thriving firefly population in Pennsylvania this year. The 13th annual PA Firefly Festival, held June 26-28, highlighted the ...