In a state where lightning bugs are a rare sight, these recent appearances are delightful and intriguing. Here's what to know ...

TOMOPTERIS Tomopteris is a genus of plankton (small floating marine organisms found all over the world’s oceans). While many ...

In the United States, glowing insects are known as "fireflies" or "lightning bugs" depending on where you live. "Firefly" is the more common term in the West and New England, while people in the ...

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Narrator: There are over 2,000 individual firefly species, all within the taxonomic family of Lampyridae, which is pretty easy to remember. And these lightning bugs with their flickering light ...

Dating to the early universe, it gives a peek at what the Milky Way may have looked like in its infancy. Read more at ...

"Our guide waved his flashlight at the fireflies. They slowly engulfed us - we were surrounded by a shiny galaxy of glowing beetle stomachs." "I reached out a hand and captured one in my fist." ...

Firefly Sparkle is among the earliest galaxies humans have observed, which formed merely some 600 million years after the Big ...

“It’s leading me on a little chase.” Many people who call Colorado home might be surprised to learn that fireflies (or lightning bugs, depending on who you ask) also live in the state. But, if you’re ...