There are hundreds of chemical formulas – or as I like to think of them, pyrotechnic recipes – for fireworks. These recipes ...

Devastating Pyrotechnics built its brand on being scrappy. It was the “underdog” fireworks company that pitched longer shows for less money — and won. From its base outside the small town of Esparto, ...

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 ...

A Chinese alchemist mixed saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal, to produce a black, flaky powder – a crude version of gun powder.

As July 4th approaches%2C officials warn about potential terrorists buying fireworks Marathon bombing suspects used low-explosive powder bought at fireworks store All but four states allow the sales ...

The 4th of July pyrotechnics show in Incline Village, Nevada, was cancelled after a barge that was supposed to carry fireworks partially sank earlier that day off the shore of Lake Tahoe. A large ...

A math teacher who paid students to dismantle fireworks and store the explosive powder was sentenced to nearly six years in prison Wednesday by a judge who cited these "dangerous times" when schools ...

A 29-year-old man was arrested Thursday after screeners at the Philadelphia airport found flash powder and fireworks in his backpack, the Transportation Security Administration said. A federal ...