Each year in late spring, the forest fills with fireflies that flash in unison at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The synchronous show draws so many spectators to eastern Tennessee that the park ...

Researchers will soon find out the details of exactly which firefly species are present and their distribution patterns ...

Advanced alien civilizations might not be whispering across the cosmos with radio waves at all, but instead flickering like ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...