Engineering firework displays — which may seem like rocket science for some —is a form of artistic expression for Felix J. Grucci Jr., who has been blowing up rockets for nearly 60 years. “But science ...

But some of the biggest, best and most innovative fireworks won't be on display during the holiday. Instead, they'll be tucked away in the garages and home workshops of hobbyists like Tom Niesen. "I'm ...

A Long Island fireworks manufacturer rang in the new year with a new world record. Fireworks by Grucci, based in Bellport, helped produce the world’s largest aerial firework shell that was launched ...

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 ...

Victoria Day is fast approaching and numerous celebrations across Canada will include fireworks lighting up the night sky. Here's the science behind these delightful pyrotechnic displays. Fireworks ...

For Dan Nitzan’s first professional-fireworks job, he was supposed to remove a tarp protecting the final group of fireworks so that sparks wouldn’t accidentally land on them and set them off early. It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Canada Day is coming up and numerous fireworks shows will no doubt be occurring across the country. Here’s the amazing science ...

At last year’s winter carnival in Steamboat Springs, Loveland pyrotechnician Eric Krug watched as the firework he had spent hundreds of hours working on exploded prematurely while it was still ...

The first firework was pretty basic. A Chinese monk named Li Tian took a piece of bamboo, stuffed it with gunpowder, and threw it into a fire, producing a bang loud enough to scare away ghosts. That ...

For some, the most important decision on the Fourth of July is how many hot dogs to eat or maybe how spangled of a vest is appropriate for the parade. For others, it's getting ready for the ultimate ...