In July, we traditionally see a splash of light when communities display firework in celebration of our nation's birthday. However, if you missed those, a natural light show that began last month will ...

For many people, the glow of fireflies marks the heart of summer, but the timing of those displays depends heavily on ...

As dusk deepens the shadow at the forest's edge, a tiny beacon lights up the gloom. Soon, the twilight is full of drifting lights, each winking a message in peculiar semaphore: "Male seeks female for ...

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The Ben Franklin Parkway is closed to traffic for the opening of ''Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies.''(Emily Cohen for WHYY) Cai Guo-Qiang (center) celebrates with his New York studio after a successful ...

Fireflies need more than darkness to thrive. And, happily, this cheerful native flower helps create the kind of ...

Some of my favorite summer memories as a kid involve dancing around in my backyard and catching fireflies. From a time when I ...

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 ...

As the sun sets in the Japanese town of Tatsuno, thousands of fireflies begin glowing, producing a spectacle that usually draws crowds of delighted visitors. But this year, the dance of the ...

Whether you call them fireflies or lightning bugs, these glowing little beetles are a quintessential summer experience in the South—so much so that they’re even one of the state insects of Tennessee.