Learn how fireflies synchronize their flashes — and how that natural coordination could inspire future small‑scale robotics.

GATLINBURG, TN – They came out one by one and then all at once, swarming the underbrush and pooling in the hollows, blinking crazily like fiber optic filaments in a planetarium or outer space-themed ...

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Every year for two weeks between mid-May and mid-June, Congaree National Park in South Carolina is home to a fairy-tale-like display of flashing lights. These rhythmic performances happen all because ...

The Great Smoky Mountains’ famous synchronous fireflies will reemerge soon and preparations are underway for a special event to allow a lucky few to see them in their natural habitat. The National ...

Streaks of fireflies in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Anakeesta in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is launching a Nighttime ...

FOREST COUNTY, Pa. — It all started as these stories sometimes do—by accident. “We didn't know that they were on the property,” said Peggy Butler who, along with her husband Ken, lives on a rural ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual viewing opportunity for synchronous fireflies in June despite some operational changes. Vehicle lottery and peak view dates are expected to be ...

Elkmont, Tenn. — Elkmont, Tenn. - On Thursday, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will start shuttling thousands of lucky people to the highly anticipated synchronous firefly show in Elkmont. The ...

Though the coronavirus pandemic has robbed thousands of the chance to see one of the Smoky Mountain's most stunning natural phenomena in person, a non-profit group plans to stream the event online for ...