The color in fireworks come from metal salts, which are made up of metal and non-metal atoms that create pure, intense colors when burned (they burn via a range of other chemical compounds and ...

(It’s fireworks time in America. To celebrate, we’re republishing this fascinating article from 2015 by Inverse‘s Sean Hutchinson.) Back in the day, 4th of July fireworks were just simple, cathartic ...

The night sky will light up this Fourth of July weekend with dozens of fireworks celebrations across the Kansas City metro. The largest — and possibly the loudest — is likely to take place Saturday ...

Ever wonder how those massive fireworks spectacles get off the ground? From black powder to barium, music to mortars, pyrotechnics pro Jim Souza, whose company puts on the Macy's 4th of July Show in ...

Editor's Note: In this weekly series, LiveScience looks at scientific aspects of the summer season. About halfway between the comparatively sedate Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays, you can't miss ...

The thunder and lightning are coming. Tens of thousands of explosives will light up the Music City this Wednesday night for the annual Let Freedom Sing! celebration, which combines the music of the ...

Firecrackers are easy: Light the fuse and run. But most firework explosions are a bit more complex. A Roman candle, for example, burns top-down through several layers of pyrotechnic charges called ...

More than 245 million pounds of consumer fireworks were set off last year, according to the American Pyrotechnics Association. Kaitlin McKeown [email protected] With the Fourth of July fast ...