“The easiest, quickest and most impactful thing people can do is turning off their outdoor lighting at night, specifically ...

(WJHL) – For many across Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, one of the first signs of summer has already arrived.

Growing up in the Midwest, seeing the blink of the spring’s first lightning bug-as I grew up calling them-was always exciting ...

Want to see your backyard sparkle after sunset? Create the perfect habitat to attract fireflies with simple, natural tweaks ...

You might be wondering if fireflies and lightning bugs are the same or different. It is a topic that has sparked debate, yet the reality is that they are the same insect. In fact, these creatures are ...

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

With urbanization and light pollution, Indonesia’s firefly species are dwindling. This Balinese family is helping the insects ...

The flash of fireflies is a tiny but powerful sign of summer. These little insects delight young and old. They’re important enough to be Pennsylvania’s state insect, appropriately named photuris ...

Despite their name, fireflies are not flies at all, they're actually beetles.

Lightning bugs will be the stars of the 14th Annual Pennsylvania Firefly Festival in Tionesta, Pa., on June 26 and 27.

Louisiana may have its own synchronous firefly — the kind people enter a Tennessee lottery to see. Nobody's confirmed it yet.