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When biologist-in-training Grace Muench hunkered down to view the Tau Herculid meteor shower a few weeks ago, nature treated her to a little extra sparkle. In between the “shooting stars,” one of ...

It’s not easy counting fireflies. Across North America, there are an estimated 170 fireflies species, which are technically beetles in the order Coleoptera, but inventorying them is a challenge. While ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KOAA) — Since 2017, Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster has been gathering, studying, and working to raise Colorado fireflies; this year (2025), they successfully replicated the ...

Quick Take Firefly populations are declining worldwide, in large part due to habitat loss. Threats like climate change, pesticide use, and light pollution are contributing to this pressing issue. The ...

Fireflies light up at Hummel Park in Omaha on Monday, June 30, 2025. Beatriz Swanson can remember the first time she saw the blinking glow. She was 10 years old, growing up in Mexico, when two ...