Remember those glowing wonders you’d catch in your hands on a warm summer night? Whether you called them fireflies, lightning bugs, glow flies or moon bugs, these beautiful bioluminescent creatures ...

The Northern Lights get more headlines. Fourth of July fireworks are noisier. But there’s another nighttime spectacle that’s quietly magical: fireflies. And you can see them by the dozens at the ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina. It’s firefly season in the Blue Ridge. As the sun goes down, they ...