Most of the blinking signals that fireflies send out are intended to attract mates. But researchers are finding that, in some cases, these romantic overtures are not all wine and roses. Females of one ...

A firefly in Utah. Entomologists at BYU and the University of Utah are researching firefly patterns in the state. (Seth Bybee) Seth Bybee stands on the edge of a lake swarming with hippos and ...

In the middle of the old-growth forests of Congaree National Park in South Carolina, fireflies put on an otherworldly display ...

Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. WASHINGTON — For two weeks every June, busloads of visitors gather in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee for a ...

Anyone interested in getting a little closer to nature may be interested in a new gadget which has been designed by Joey Stein based in New York called the Firefly Communicator. The Firefly ...