A firefly sits on a leaf at a nature area in Columbia. Scientists say loss of wild lands has led to diminishing numbers of lightning bugs over time. Many Missourians probably have memories of sitting ...

They are what children’s fairy tales and dreams are made of … the tiny Blue Ghost Firefly, about the size of a piece of rice, found in the moist forests of the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina.

It’s the season for emergences, whether you’re a dragonfly, firefly, periodical cicada or fly fishing enthusiast! The warm weather brings a variety of citizen science opportunities, some of them ...