Most of the blinking signals that fireflies send out are intended to attract mates. But researchers are finding that, in some cases, these romantic overtures are not all wine and roses. Females of one ...

Suppose also that seeing a neighboring flash yanks a firefly’s pace-setting pendulum a little bit forward or back. Even if the fireflies start off out of sync with each other, or their preferred ...

Whether you call them fireflies or lightning bugs, the dazzling spectacles not only symbolize the arrival of summer but bring us back to a place of childlike wonder. But if you've noticed fewer ...