You can drive up to the Smokies to see they synchronous fireflies this week. Or, if you know the right people, you can see a similar show in one backyard in Roane County. Family friends gathered to ...

Picture this: you’ve waited years to get into Congaree National Park’s annual firefly event. On the night you finally get to go, as you’re ooh-ing and ahh-ing at the beautiful twinkling fireflies, you ...

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to large populations of synchronous fireflies, which create a magical spectacle that draws thousands of visitors each year. The park will host the annual ...

To get this photo, Fireflies and Farm Road, Radim Schreiber drove out into the Iowa countryside in 2020. It is a 30-second exposure with a telephoto lens. (Radim Schreiber) Buy Photo Like many Iowans, ...

Photographer Pete Mauney heads out for work each night, flashlight in hand, wearing highway safety gear. His oversized, orange T-shirt and its strip of reflectors match the traffic cones piled in the ...