Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may have spent summer evenings chasing fireflies around the backyard with a mason jar as a kid, but it’s possible there aren’t ...

For nearly a decade, amateur photographer Tsuneaki Hiramatsu spent his summer evenings in the forests outside Niimi, in Japan’s Okayama prefecture. He was intent on capturing the spectacle of firefly ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The flashes of fireflies on a warm summer ...

In Southern Appalachia, late May through June is a time of birth. Wildflower blooms erupt, fawns and cubs scamper through the woods, and baby birds test their wings. When night falls, other creatures ...

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — If you’ve spent a summer night east of the Mississippi, chances are you’ve seen or even captured a firefly. The beetles, known for their bioluminescence, use flashes of light ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina. It’s firefly season in the Blue Ridge. As the sun goes down, they ...

Japan likes to mark the passing of the seasons by going out to see the beautiful sights of nature throughout the year. In April, of course, the sakura/cherry blossoms bloom, followed not too long ...

You may have spent summer evenings chasing fireflies around the backyard with a mason jar as a kid, but it’s possible there aren’t as many of those twinkling bugs lighting up the night sky these days.