Yet swarms of fireflies clearly exercise a level of control over when they light up, and they do so only in specialized organs, and those are aspects scientists are still keen to understand better.

Learn how fireflies synchronize their flashes — and how that natural coordination could inspire future small‑scale robotics.

On a summer evening, did you ever linger in an open field to experience the stunning light show of fireflies? How do they do it, and why? “Firefly” is a misnomer, as is “lightning bug,” because they ...

Around the globe, scientists are reporting an overall decline in the firefly population. But don't tell that to many Milwaukeeans as they see their backyards aglow with dancing lights this summer. The ...

In the middle of the old-growth forests of Congaree National Park in South Carolina, fireflies put on an otherworldly display every May. Thousands of male insects belonging to the species Photuris ...