It was dark and Shannon was admiring the lightning bugs — some people call them fireflies. She commented that she seldom saw the little bugs in Wilmington, where they live.

Lightning bugs, also known as fireflies, are believed to be declining in Illinois, likely due to habitat loss and light pollution. Research on the decline is limited, partly due to the nocturnal ...

A lightning strike is the likely cause of a fire that burned a home in Holly Springs just hours after lightning sparked a fire at a Wake Forest home.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, unlike some other national parks across the United States, doesn't charge for admission. It legally can't.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has 348 hiking trails and an average trail rating of 4.4 out of 5 - here's what else Kuru loved about the park, plus the full list and more.