Flash! Bang! Boom! A History of Fireworks” tells the story of fireworks from the earliest Chinese inventions to today’s choreographed pyrotechnic displays.

From waterfront skylines to historic city centers, these annual celebrations deliver some of the most spectacular fireworks ...

New research reveals that fireworks leave a hidden trail of pollution in the air and water long after the final explosion.

I’m a chemist and also president of Pyrotechnics Guild International, an organization that promotes the safe use of fireworks and using them here in the U.S. to celebrate Independence Day and other ...

As families across the Houston area prepare for Fourth of July celebrations, firefighters and emergency room doctors are ...

NASA is ringing in the country’s 250th anniversary with a collection of Fourth of July themed images and videos highlighting ...

A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem.

In the 1970s, American Fireworks, a family-run pyrotechnics company in Hudson, Ohio, used a “home run box” to offer quick and ...

"So first of all, you have a tube that the charge goes down into, and there’s a fuse, and you ignite the fuse," said Purdue ...

Fire erupts at a fireworks unit near Sattur, destroying sheds; no casualties reported as firefighting efforts await safety.

Celebrate Independence Day on July 4 — the federal holiday marking the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence in ...

A rainy forecast has forced the postponement of a fireworks display that had been planned for the north end of Atlantic ...