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 ...

Back in the day, 4th of July fireworks were just simple, cathartic bursts of color seen through a haze of beer and patriotic tears. Now fickle Independence Day crowds demand a more sophisticated ...

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 ...

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 ...