Synchronous fireflies are so named for their impressive ... aren’t enough — a quality children’s book needs quality illustrations. Both Arkiszewski and Valerie Polk, the book’s editor ...

While light bulbs make our nights brighter, they are dimming the social lives, and survival rates, of some of nature’s natural light-makers: fireflies. A 2021 report found that 1 in 3 North American ...

Only a lucky few get to experience synchronous fireflies in the Smokies, though. The light show lasts a couple of weeks, drawing crowds from across the country to see this phenomenon just a short ...