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Fireflies May Be Succumbing to Light Pollution

Numbers plummeting around the world

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 1, 2008 8:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – From backyards in Tennessee to river banks in Thailand, fireflies are disappearing. And the lights may be going out, said scientists who gathered last week in Thailand, because of human light pollution. Urban sprawl has caused a loss of habitat, AP reports, but it also...   Read full story »

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