A Long Island fireworks manufacturer rang in the new year with a new world record. Fireworks by Grucci, based in Bellport, helped produce the world’s largest aerial firework shell that was launched ...

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 ...

Fireworks were invented more than 1,000 years ago in China, shortly after the invention of gunpowder. Since then, the formula has changed a bit, but the basic principles remain the same: get something ...