Explore La Venta Canyon, a stunning part of the El Ocote Biosphere Reserve in Chiapas, Mexico, known for its rich ...

Holiday Lights occupies 12 of the Bronx Zoo’s 265 acres of hardwood forest – an oasis of wilderness amid the Bronx’s urban landscape – and is home to 10,000 animals. I love wandering and seeing the ...

Alligator Alcatraz is causing light pollution in one of the first designated "dark skies" in the eastern United States.

If one of your family's favorite autumn traditions is freefalling onto a pile of leaves, you may want to pause and consider the critters that may be holed up inside. It may look like yardwork to us, ...

Have you noticed fewer insects around your porch light or fewer splattered bugs on your windshield? You're not alone. Scientists are calling this a new crisis—the "insect apocalypse"—and artificial ...

Big Dipper firefly (Photinus pyralis) flashes in a Kentucky backyard. Image courtesy of Richard Joyce / Xerces Society Just past 9 p.m., near the Lakefill’s edge, small points of yellow light hover ...

Etelka is a post-doctoral research fellow exploring aerosol science with biology and engineering. Etelka is a post-doctoral research fellow exploring aerosol science with biology and engineering.View ...

Fireflies light up landscapes at night using captivating bioluminescent displays in search of mates. Some enterprising spiders have now learned to turn those glowing invitations into deadly dinner ...

Fireflies have long been a staple of summertime, ordinary insects by day that become dancing sparks of light at night. Sadly, their magic is disappearing. One in three firefly species may be at risk ...

Fireflies have long been a staple of summertime, ordinary insects by day that become dancing sparks of light at night. Sadly, their magic is disappearing. One in three firefly species may be at risk ...