Ghostly, invisible, and happening above every forest in a storm, scientists have finally filmed what trees have been hiding all along.

Land development and light pollution are dimming the magic of lightning bugs. Learn simple steps to restore habitat and bring the glow back to your yard.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors say Nathan Chasing Horse used his reputation as a Lakota medicine man to prey on Indigenous women and girls and sexually assault them, while his defense attorney said ...

Columbia Fireflies outfielder Luke Nowak (26) celebrates after hitting a home run during Game 2 of the Carolina League Championship Series between the Fireflies and the Hillcats at Segra Park on ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - As the 2025 season winds down, the Columbia Fireflies announced its 2026 schedule on Friday. The Fireflies will kick off the year on April 2 on the road before the team’s home ...

In Taiwan’s forests, researchers discovered a clever hunting trick by the sheet web spider Psechrus clavis. Instead of immediately devouring captured fireflies, the spiders allow them to glow in the ...

Sheetweb spiders don't immediately pounce on fireflies caught in their webs, and for good reason, according to new research. Reading time 2 minutes Fireflies glow to attract mates. As new research ...

A swath of Granite Staters saw their backyards lit up this summer. Not from streetlamps and not from their porch lights, but from small, electric bugs that experienced a resurgence in the region this ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Warm, early summer evenings in the Tri-State are often speckled with the flashing of fireflies. However, due to recent challenges that fireflies and their habitats have faced, ...

For many people, fireflies are part of the story of summer, evoking memories of lazy, hot evenings spent trying to catch them in glass jars. Now, one man is still trying to catch them — not with a jar ...

Fireflies’ magical blinking lights are tiny beacons in the warm dark night. Who can resist catching one? Not scientists. Because their light comes from bodily chemicals, fireflies’ power of ...

One in three North American firefly species may be at risk of extinction. Habitat destruction, water pollution, and light pollution are major threats to fireflies. Firefly ecotourism is promoting ...