A little chemistry, a little coding and a whole lot of mating are just part of the story behind summer’s tiny fireworks show: the lightning bug. “Fireflies have adapted the ability to glow and flash ...

In certain parts of the U.S., summer nights begin with an unbeatable light show. As dusk settles in, tiny yellow-green beads of light pulse in the darkness: lightning bugs just starting out for the ...

You can believe your eyes because lightning bugs really are coordinating their nightly glows. By Sabrina Imbler Swarms of synchronous fireflies are rather like melting ice, or at least that’s how ...

They glow like fading stars and have made memories of shimmering summertime backyards for generations. Whether called a firefly, glowworm, or — in Latin — lampyridae, lightning bugs are part of ...

For the love of lightning bugs, experts ask people to turn off as many exterior lights as possible during peak mating months. Artificial lights have eradicated large populations of lightning bugs in ...