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 ...

When most of us think "fireworks," we think of brilliant bursts of light and color we've seen paint a night sky. But such bursts are merely the spectacular end of fireworks that likely took centuries ...

WHTM — Every year, millions of Americans gather together to celebrate our country on the Fourth of July by launching fireworks into the sky; but how are these fireworks made, and how are the different ...

The primary chemical component in nearly all fireworks is "black powder." The recipe for black powder, a mixture of 75 percent saltpeter (potassium nitrate), 15 percent charcoal, and 10 percent sulfur ...