As shells are shot out of cannons across the country, millions of pounds of fireworks will be blown open into the sky tonight. But just what's behind those rockets' red glares, what's inside those ...

Two years ago astronomers for the first time observed the collision of two neutron stars, which created gravitational waves and light and created heavy elements such as gold, platinum and lead. These ...

Fireworks get their colors from metal salts in the explosive mixture. Some of the elements used in fireworks are also present in the human body, and without them, life would be impossible. Potassium, ...

In a chemical engineering lab at Carnegie Mellon University, Matt Cline and William Alba stand in front of three rectangular packets made of tinfoil. An arm’s length away from the range hood, they use ...

Scientists were able to detect traces of an element commonly used in fireworks in the aftermath left by the collision of two stars. According to the scientists, their discovery could shed new light on ...

On July 4, New Year’s Day, or any other time there are fireworks, there is science at work. That was part of Julia Lizik’s message Saturday, in a discussion of the geology and other scientific details ...

Two years ago astronomers for the first time observed the collision of two neutron stars, which created gravitational waves and light and created heavy elements such as gold, platinum and lead. These ...