Rainy, damp weather along the eastern United States in summer 2025 has one upside: Fireflies love it.

To raise awareness about fireflies and the challenges they face, the Czech Entomological Society named them Insect of the ...

CHICAGO -- Beatriz Swanson can remember the first time she saw the blinking glow. She was 10 years old, growing up in Mexico, when two fireflies appeared in front of her, floating away before she ...

Several cities in Virginia and Ohio were among the top 20 major U.S. cities with the most cultural venues and landmarks per capita in a new study.

The insects are still in trouble, but this summer’s increased reports are a welcome sight to scientists and citizen scientists alike. Fun with fireflies Despite their name, fireflies are not ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas police charged a 28-year-old schoolteacher in the killing of a married couple who were ...

A map shows the six U.S. dams with the highest probability of overtopping and the closest downstream cities, as identified by the new analysis by researchers from Florida.

Reports of fewer fireflies in recent years have sparked worry for the future of the insect’s population. More sightings this summer have boosted hopes for the survival of the insect.

The bioluminescent bugs of summer still need our help to stave off extinction.

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in ...