(WJW) – Have you noticed that there might be fewer lightning bugs or fireflies flying around than in past years? The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has the reason why. According to a ...

The flashing lights of fireflies serve one primary purpose: mating. Male fireflies fly through the night, flashing a ...

Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.

When an editor called to ask if I could photograph a story about fireflies in Mexico, I didn’t check my schedule before I said yes. I’d seen these insects light up the forests in Tlaxcala once ...