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 ...

Watch what really happens inside a firework shell, where black powder, fuses, and chemical compounds work in perfect sequence ...

Fireworks explode over Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota's Black Hills. (Courtesy of Travel South Dakota) In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As we gear up for Independence Day celebrations, many of us are looking forward to the dazzling firework displays that light up the summer night sky. But while you’re enjoying those ...

Fireworks may look magical, but every burst, color, and pattern is driven by precise chemistry and physics. In this video, we uncover the hidden science inside each shell and explain how simple ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. MILES CITY — The booms are deafening, the colors are blinding and the heat and bugs are ...