WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Fourth of July holiday is this week and that means bright colors and big booms are coming to the night sky. Fireworks are a staple of the Independence Day celebration in the ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Every year on the Fourth of July, the country lights up with bright and colorful fireworks in the sky. How do these fireworks get their colors? The answer is chemistry!

For many people around the world, the very first moments of the new year will be filled with the sounds and colorful light shows of fireworks. From loud bangs to long whistles, bright reds to pale ...

Ever since John Adams declared that July 4 "ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade... bonfires and illuminations [fireworks]... from one end of this content to the other, from this time forward ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. If you’re anything like me, chances are you will be gushing over a fireworks ...

In the spirit of the July 4th holiday weekend we’re going to talk about the science of fireworks in this week’s Sunday Science Tidbit. Picture a vibrant firework show in your mind. There’s a variety ...

A professional-grade firework shell consists of three main components: the container, a cardboard tube or sphere ranging in size from a baseball to a basketball, a bursting charge that explodes the ...

Every year, millions of people get together on the Fourth of July to watch the fireworks and gaze at the beautiful colors that light up the night sky. But behind the oohs and aahs, what does it ...

It is that time of year when my poor dog cowers under the bed as the rocket's red glare of fireworks is seen and heard across the country. Perhaps I am stealing from my fellow writer and chemist, Dr.

The Fourth of July is coming up, bringing with it enthusiastic displays of patriotism, mouthwatering barbecue and dazzling explosions that light up the night sky ...