Suppose also that seeing a neighboring flash yanks a firefly’s pace-setting pendulum a little bit forward or back. Even if the fireflies start off out of sync with each other, or their preferred ...

A firefly in Utah. Entomologists at BYU and the University of Utah are researching firefly patterns in the state. (Seth Bybee) Seth Bybee stands on the edge of a lake swarming with hippos and ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. WASHINGTON — For two weeks every June, busloads of visitors gather in the Smoky ...