Yes, Colorado has fireflies, but also look at these glowing scorpions

I've got two pieces of good news: First, there are indeed fireflies in Colorado. Second, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science is gearing up for an entire exhibit centered around magic bioluminescence.

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In just 20 years, the American elm all but disappeared from Denver

You asked, we investigated. There once may have been as many as 200,000 American elms in Denver. Today, there are just about 3,000 left.

Hancock announces changes at Denver safety department

Stephanie O'Malley, the Denver Department of Public Safety's executive director, is stepping down from the role to become a special assistant to Mayor Michael Hancock.

In a million years, Denver’s garbage could be all that’s left of us

For geeks today or in the future who want to look closely, our trash represents some hefty societal value.

Will Denver’s green roofs attract wildlife? It depends on what we plant.

There isn't much chance that deer or urban bunnies will make their way onto green roofs, as cool as that would be. But birds and bugs could.

Here’s what dung beetles can tell us about Colorado’s past, present and future

Turns out, human impact has a lot to do with who's eating Colorado poo.

Another study confirms that drilling operations cause earthquakes — the science started in Denver

It represents yet more evidence on an idea that has been researched for more than 50 years. In fact, much of what we know about it began in Denver.

Volunteers (like you!) help make Denver a paleontology powerhouse

Did you geek out on the Thornton triceratops? Denver Museum of Nature and Science is accepting volunteers into its 2018 fossil prep program.

Wilderness and parks are losing their silence, a Colorado researcher finds

LOOK: What the Butterfly Pavilion’s fluttery new exhibit teaches us about Colorado ecosystems

“They’re beautiful yes, but they’re also important," said Sarah Garrett, the Pavilion's in-house butterfly and moth biologist.

WATCH: Swarm Season is upon us

When a hive representing one of Colorado's 800+ bee species needs a little human intervention, the Colorado State Beekeepers Association is there to help.

LOOK: Manned flight to Mars, a much more accurate GPS and other glimpses of the future from Lockheed Martin

At Lockheed Martin's media day, we got to gawk at four areas of work that might help lead mankind into a Jetsons-like future. Here's what we saw.

Experimental sensors try to measure water locked up in Colorado’s mountain snow

"It would be, I would say, a monumental leap in our ability to forecast water supply if we had this kind of information," said one science team member.

In Rocky Mountain National Park’s high lakes, scientists find traces of Colorado’s Gold Rush and the Great Depression

Pollution from across the Front Range drifts up to Rocky Mountain. USGS field ecologist Jill Baron can see it in her long-running study of Loch Vale.

LOOK: An archive of pressed flowers (and weeds) at the Denver Botanic Gardens reflects changing temperatures

Underneath the Denver Botanic Gardens' greenhouse, you'll find the herbarium, a massive library of pressed plants collected over the course of a century.

Ballot Issue 4B in Denver: What you need to know about the Science and Cultural Facilities District tax extension

Ballot Issue 4B is the one with the cute polar bear.

Mayor Michael Hancock calls for community conversation after week of high-profile violence elsewhere

Mayor Michael Hancock, Denver Chief of Police Robert White and Denver Manager of Safety Stephanie O'Malley just spoke, calling for community conversations around violence.