The Colorado June air was thick with summer heat. Mosquitoes rose in clouds around us, testing our resolve while we gathered ...

The National Park Service will start taking applications May 2 to enter the lottery for a pass to see synchronous fireflies' ...

Synchronous fireflies are returning to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for their annual light show, and now we know when. The National Park Service announced the peak dates for viewing the ...

The vehicle parking pass lottery for viewing the synchronous fireflies opens May 2 and closes May 5. Only 960 vehicle passes will be awarded, and the price of admission has increased by $5.

If you’d like to help us find and study fireflies in Colorado, you can sign up to join our community science project. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons ...