ConservationSeptember 11, 2017
China's Endangered Fireflies
They're used to light up birthdays, Valentine's Day, and massive "glow shows" in theme parks—and at harvest rates of 17 million insects a year, they're at risk of extinction
Stories by Sara Lewis
Sara Lewis, PhD is a professor of evolutionary ecology at Tufts University and author of Silent Sparks: The Wondrous World of Fireflies. Author of more than 80 scientific papers, she has also written for The Guardian, Natural History, Aeon, and Undark.
BiologyMay 11, 2016
The Mysteries of Firefly Sex: A Scientist's Notes from the Field [Book Excerpt]
Biologist Sara Lewis recalls her first look at a firefly’s bizarre reproductive anatomy in this excerpt from her new book