GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The annual lottery to see the synchronous fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park may be canceled this year due to the coronavirus, but a Smokies-based nonprofit ...

Every year in the lush forests of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, mating fireflies put on a spectacular display. After the summer sky dims, the bioluminescent beetles flash greenish yellow ...

While other fireflies flash their lights, Blue Ghosts will glow up to one minute at a time, emitting a blueish light instead of the more common yellow light. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is ...

This is the time of the year the Great Smoky Mountains National Park would be buzzing - and glowing - with the spectacular natural phenomenon of synchronous fireflies and the hordes of humans who come ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The flashes of fireflies on a warm summer ...

The June air was thick with summer heat. Mosquitoes rose in clouds around us, testing our resolve while we gathered our cameras and sensors. We walked into the wetland, down the unmarked path until ...

You can believe your eyes because lightning bugs really are coordinating their nightly glows. By Sabrina Imbler Swarms of synchronous fireflies are rather like melting ice, or at least that’s how ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — This year's synchronous firefly event in the Smokies was canceled due to COVID-19. The non-profit group Discover Life in America is hosting a virtual version on YouTube. You can ...

Canon have released a new video of their new extreme low-light capable sensor which showcases the ability to shoot Fireflies! The new sensor is a 35mm full frame CMOS sensor developed by Canon with ...

The Colorado June air was thick with summer heat. Mosquitoes rose in clouds around us, testing our resolve while we gathered our cameras and sensors. We walked into the wetland, down the unmarked path ...