A citizen science project is aiming to document species on the Cowal Peninsula for the first time in 50 years.

Nights on Earth are getting brighter with the spread of human light pollution, reducing humankind’s visibility of the cosmos. But the brightening night is also messing with glow-worms, spunky insects ...

Our intrepid sound designer, Matt Reed — musician/composer extraordinaire — recently became a dad. He picked up a Glo Worm for his baby son, Sam. It's a plush musical baby toy made by Hasbro that's ...

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – Most of us “probably” think of a warm July night when it comes to spotting fireflies. You might not know that you can see them another form right now, known informally as ...

A researcher from the University of Queensland has made an exciting discovery about Tasmanian cave glow-worms - they can tell the time. David Merritt has just completed a two-week study into the ...

Scientists think glow-worm populations are falling due to light pollution from street lights. The small critters are actually a type of beetle, and use the glowing light on their bottoms to attract ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – Most of us “probably” think of a warm July night when it comes to spotting fireflies. You might not know that you can see them another form right now, known informally as ...