KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Each year thousands come to the mountains to see the synchronous firefly light up the night sky. Synchronous fireflies, whose scientific name is Photinus carolinus, are one ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: There are over 2,000 individual firefly species, all within the taxonomic family of Lampyridae, which is pretty easy to remember. And these lightning ...

Earlier this month, I visited the Smoky Mountain National Park in hopes of capturing the annual firefly “light show” on camera — but it took some seriously creative thinking to make it happen. Above: ...

I’ve been in Great Smoky Mountains National Park for less than an hour when I’m mistaken for a woodland fairy. Even though I’m here to witness the ethereal phenomenon of synchronous fireflies — a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fireflies' synchronized light shows have fascinated observers for ages. Raphael Sarfati, CC BY-ND Imagine an old-growth forest in ...

Around the globe, scientists are reporting an overall decline in the firefly population. But don't tell that to many Milwaukeeans as they see their backyards aglow with dancing lights this summer. The ...