Like a twilit summer evening, fireflies are at once a little magical and ephemeral. “You just have to say the word ‘fireflies,’” said Tulsa artist Bob Sober, “and people want to share some very ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the wild, only a tiny fraction of the eggs survive. River pollution, flood ...

A new species of firefly has been discovered in Chapultepec Park, and residents of Mexico City and beyond are invited to help ...

UPDATE: It was an overwhelming consensus in the Indiana State Senate — the Say's Firefly should be Indiana's state insect. “History was made today in the senate,” Alting said. “... The support from ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Fireflies are a beloved sign of summer and Pennsylvania’s state insect, but along with other insects around the globe, experts worry that their populations are declining due to ...