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 ...

Bellamy and van Herpen developed and refined the bioluminescent material and incorporated it into a spectacular “living” garment, which on Monday was part of van Herpen’s new fashion collection – ...

Whether you call them lightning bugs or fireflies (yes, they are the same thing), many of us enjoy watching the insects light ...

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.

The glow in Lough Hyne comes courtesy of dinoflagellates (tiny, single-celled plankton) floating near the surface of the water. When disturbed, they emit a flash of light, usually bluish green, in ...

* Fireflies operate at near 100% efficiency, with a trace amount of heat emitted from those flashes. Incandescent bulbs emit about 10% of their energy as light, with fluorescent bulbs coming in around ...

While some firefly populations are dwindling, you can still spot lightening bugs in the Iowa skies during the right times of year.

They're an all-natural way to light up the night! Dan Smith has the summertime tale of fireflies.

The super-cute dome-shaped lights are trending among gardeners who are excited to turn their gardens into whimsical fairy houses.

Whether you call them lightning bugs or fireflies (yes, they are the same thing), many of us enjoy watching the insects light up the evening and nighttime air. But there are a few reasons why you s… ...

Whether you call them lightning bugs or fireflies (yes, they are the same thing), many of us enjoy watching the insects light up the evening and nighttime air. But there are a few reasons why you s… ...

Whether you call them lightning bugs or fireflies (yes, they are the same thing), many of us enjoy watching the insects light up the evening and nighttime air. But there are a few reasons why you s… ...