Pesticides, habitat loss, and light pollution are threatening firefly populations worldwide, but even in urban areas, some ...

In one sense, it’s odd to associate any firefly with youth, for by the time we see them lighting up our nights, they are ...

After struggling over the last few years, the Chicago area's firefly population seems to be enjoying a "pretty good year," ...

Fireflies light up summer nights across the Carolinas, but climate change, habitat loss and light pollution threaten their ...

It’s the last day of June and I’m standing under the overhang on my back deck protected from the last drips of a rainstorm.

Based on my reading, it is most likely a Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis). But there are greenish, bluish, and white glows from different species. Some flash while flying. Some prefer trees, ...

Fireflies are lighting up New York City this summer. Warm, wet weather creates ideal conditions for these glowing nighttime ...

There are hundreds of species of fireflies, but in New York City you’ll most likely see a common eastern firefly, or a “photinus pyralis,” also known as the Big Dipper firefly, Joyce said. Fireflies, ...