At Bernheim Forest and Arboretum, volunteer naturalist Bill Napper has identified 13 species of fireflies, including the rare blue ghost (Phausis reticulata). Primarily found in the Appalachian ...

Scientists at EPFL have created a revolutionary biosensor that doesn't need a light source—it makes its own glow using quantum tunneling. By guiding electrons through a nanostructure of gold and ...

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The glow in Lough Hyne comes courtesy of dinoflagellates (tiny, single-celled plankton) floating near the surface of the ...

Kamal Haasan and Ayushmann Khurrana are invited to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, enhancing global ...

Ariana Grande, Kieran Culkin, Sebastian Stan, Monica Barbaro and more have been invited to be members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The list of prospective new Oscar voters also includes Ariana Grande, Danielle Deadwyler, Coralie Fargeat and Brady Corbet ...

From bioluminescence that lights up bays and beaches to caves that flicker with thousands of glowworms, these are some of the ...

Despite their luminescent glow, lightning bugs have remained a conservation mystery until relatively recently. Now ...

We have all seen the headlines about the alarming decline in insect populations. But while the plight of butterflies and bees ...

AS THE WEATHER GETS WARMER each year, something unavoidable happens: the insects come back out. While some find the bugs ...

Now is the time of year many might begin to see annual fireflies lighting up yards -- a sign that summer has finally arrived. But could that beloved sight be in jeopardy?