(Inside Science TV) -- Every year on the fourth of July, fireworks light up the sky with giant bursts of color and patterns. Today, fireworks are so advanced they turn into shapes like hearts, stars ...

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 have come a long way since they were first discovered in 200 B.C.in China. Historians believe that fireworks were created by accident when bamboo was tossed into fire. Then, around 800 B.C., ...

When you see the dazzling display of fireworks this week across Arkansas you are witnessing a fantastic display of the science of chemistry at work. The explosions that leads audiences to ooh and ah ...

Fireworks, as you can tell from the name, involve fire. To get a fire you need fuel, oxygen and heat, and that’s true in fireworks also. The fuels used in fireworks are solids, most commonly carbon ...

The annual Macy's Fourth of July fireworks is just weeks away and the department store is preparing to launch more than 48,000 shells and effects from New York City. The display, which will take place ...