What if your garden didn’t go dark after sunset? The Firefly Petunia from Light Bio brings a magical glow to your nighttime landscape, thanks to cutting-edge biotechnology. Developed using genes from ...

With spring around the corner, an Idaho-based startup company is making its new glow-in-the-dark petunia available again, and founders say it will bring a little “magic” to gardens. Light Bio ...

HILLSDALE, MI – During the day, the petunias look like normal white flowers, but once the sun sets, they illuminate a soft glow that feels like moonlight. A team of bioengineers at Light Bio, a ...

The world of genetics has really had a tremendous impact on our lives. There is a lot of talk about GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, in the news. Labels even alert us to the presence of these ...

Lightning bugs are not the only thing glowing in Iowa gardens this summer. Firefly petunias were sold at select flower nurseries around Iowa, with some locations selling out of the glowing flowers. At ...

Sporting petals that glow in the dark — these flowers aren’t artificial. Recently named a Time Best Invention of 2024, the bioluminescent Firefly Petunia was engineered right here in Idaho by Light ...

This story originally appeared on Atlas Obscura and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At the third meeting of the Moriyama City Firefly Forest Museum’s eight-week Firefly Course, a ...

As dusk falls after warm summer evenings, the enchanting sight of fireflies flickering in fields, gardens, and along riverbanks captivates onlookers. This mesmerizing display resembles stars scattered ...

Visitors flock to Volusia County’s Blue Spring State Park in droves to see manatees huddled for warmth in the wintertime, and the park typically draws capacity crowds amid summertime swimming weather.

Sheetweb spiders don't immediately pounce on fireflies caught in their webs, and for good reason, according to new research. Reading time 2 minutes Fireflies glow to attract mates. As new research ...