Grave of the Fireflies is a very pessimistic movie. We’ve seen the impact of war in other Studio Ghibli films, like The Wind Rises, and The Boy and the Heron, but none of them are as mean-spirited or ...

On a long, straight road across the rolling grasslands of New Mexico, there’s an island of trees shading low buildings: the village of Roy. The tiny city’s blocks are tidy but half-vacant, looking as ...

Watching fireflies is one of the singular pleasures of a warm summer night. Many of us have fond memories of watching them flit about and even catching them in a jar to observe their flashes more ...

With the arrival of summer, many recalling childhood memories of watching fireflies blink across a dark landscape might be wondering, where did all the lightning bugs go? According to the Xerces ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter. It's firefly season in the Blue Ridge. As the sun goes down, they begin to blink and glow along the water, in the ...

On a hot day at dusk, when there's stillness in the air, look to the edge of woods or marshy areas, or across an expanse of lawn. Quick as a blink, there they are: fireflies. Also known as lightning ...

Of all the intriguing insects out there, the Photuris firefly has always been one of my favorites. This “femme fatale” uses light as a weapon, mimicking the specific flashing mating signals of other ...

When Ibiyinka Olufimi Alao was growing up in Nigeria, his father tasked him to go out and gather fireflies. The boy complied, ...