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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

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 ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The flashes of fireflies on a warm summer ...