Picture this: you’ve waited years to get into Congaree National Park’s annual firefly event. On the night you finally get to go, as you’re ooh-ing and ahh-ing at the beautiful twinkling fireflies, you ...

It’s twilight on a warm May evening at the Congaree National Park in Hopkins, South Carolina. A wooden boardwalk weaves through cypress knees, and towering loblolly pines. A viewing platform holds the ...

To get this photo, Fireflies and Farm Road, Radim Schreiber drove out into the Iowa countryside in 2020. It is a 30-second exposure with a telephoto lens. (Radim Schreiber) Buy Photo Like many Iowans, ...

If you think you’ve spotted more than the usual number of blinking bugs this year, you’re not alone. But experts say many firefly species are at risk of extinction. By Nazaneen Ghaffar Nazaneen ...