Changes in the habitats of fireflies, along with climate change, are now major factors driving their population drop.

For many people, fireflies are part of the story of summer, evoking memories of lazy, hot evenings spent trying to catch them in glass jars. Now, one man is still trying to catch them — not with a jar ...

About mid June through July the firefly nostalgia filters through my Facebook feed. Remember when we ran around as kids collecting them in jars? Remember those carefree summer days? Do kids still ...

It’s an age-old debate that divides families, friends, states and nations: Lightning bugs or fireflies? You chased them as a kid, captured them in your hands. Maybe even put them in jars for an hour ...

A ticket to the annual Great Smoky Mountain synchronous firefly summer event can be hard to snag. Seeing the fireflies’ blinking-in-unison routine, deemed a “Christmas tree light show” by our in-state ...