Orit Peleg was recently awarded an NSF Career Grant for her project titled "Principles of Firefly Rhythmic Synchronization". From the NSF award abstract: Biological communication in large animal ...

In Japanese folk traditions, they symbolize departing souls or silent, ardent love. Some Indigenous cultures in the Peruvian Andes view them as the eyes of ghosts. And across various Western cultures, ...

On a humid summer evening, the thick temperate deciduous forest is hauntingly dark. As soon as the last twilight of dusk disappears, you begin to see sparkling dots emerge from the canopies. As your ...

Mathematicians took a cue from nature by studying how fireflies synchronize their flashes. Researchers used a complex elliptic burster model of brain cell behavior to understand the synchronization.

You have the chance to view what is called "a special and unique phenomenon" in South Carolina. Every year, Congaree National Park hosts synchronous fireflies for ...

As the light falls, living sparks rise from the forest floor. Blue lights waft like mist just above the ground. Waves of soft, yellow flashes wink in coordinated bursts. It is nothing short of magical ...

Nights at Congaree National Park are as inky black as any place in South Carolina. But for a few weeks each year, the darkness is pierced by the synchronized flashing of tiny lightning bugs. The ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fans of synchronized fireflies will just need to wait a few weeks longer before the lottery for tickets to see the annual event at Congaree National Park opens. "This special natural ...

HOPKINS -- Congaree National Park has announced the dates for the 2024 Synchronized Firefly Viewing Event. This year’s event will take place May 16-25, offering the public opportunities to witness ...

National parks in S.C. and Tennessee host viewing events in late May, early June. On a humid summer evening, the thick temperate deciduous forest is hauntingly dark. As soon as the last twilight of ...