Learn about how it is difficult for insects to stay active during the winter and what we can do in the meantime to support them until it is time for their return.

North America is home to some huge and awe-inspiring creatures, from 800-pound alligators and surf-cracking great white ...

Thousands of fireflies in the eastern US and Southeast Asia exhibit breathtaking synchronized flashing, a phenomenon now ...

The famous synchronized fireflies are just one of many types of insects that fall under the purview of national park ...

HYDERABAD: Once, summer nights in the state shimmered with thousands of tiny lights as fireflies transformed trees and fields into glowing gardens. Locally known as “Veluturu Poolu” (flowers of light) ...

This story was originally produced by the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. A swath of Granite Staters saw their backyards ...

A swath of Granite Staters saw their backyards lit up this summer. Not from streetlamps and not from their porch lights, but from small, electric bugs that experienced a resurgence in the region this ...

There's no official count, but experts say a particularly wet spring may have created the ideal conditions for young fireflies to grow into adults to set summer nights aglow. Fireflies light the night ...

NEW YORK — Fireflies are lighting up summer evenings across the U.S. Northeast, putting on dazzling shows in backyards and city parks. There’s no official count, but experts say a particularly wet ...