Fireworks will be lighting up the night sky through the long holiday weekend. While watching the show, you may wonder, ‘How do they get their vivid colors?’ It all comes down to a little bit of ...

There are hundreds of chemical formulas – or as I like to think of them, pyrotechnic recipes – for fireworks. These recipes are still based on an ancient mixture of chemicals that produces the ...

Adam Sherwinski teaches ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander what causes the different colors of fireworks and demonstrates a mentos and diet coke experiment Discover the dazzling chemistry behind ...

(The Conversation) – In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about the celebration of independence, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, ...

THERE YOU GO. WELL, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY WATCHED OR PLANNED TO WATCH FIREWORKS IN THE SKIES THIS WEEK. YEAH, METEOROLOGIST CAITLIN HARVEY BREAKS DOWN THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE DISPLAYS THAT ...

Skies across the United States will be lit up by splashes of colors followed by thunderous booms on July Fourth as people coast to coast celebrate Independence Day. Every firework display is unique, ...

Look up tonight, and you’ll see more than just bright lights, you’re watching chemistry in action. If you’ve ever wondered how fireworks get their color, it all comes down to science, specifically ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Fourth of July holiday is this week and that means bright colors and big booms are coming to the night sky. Fireworks are a staple of the Independence Day celebration in the ...

GOES DOWN WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LOW HUMIDITY. AND MAYBE YOU WANT TO TAKE A SCREENSHOT OF THIS. IT’S THE SCIENCE BEHIND WHY FIREWORKS CAN BE DIFFERENT COLORS, DIFFERENT ELEMENTS BUILT INTO THE FIREWORKS ...

This weekend the sky will be filled up with all kinds of colors as people celebrate the 4th of July. Have you ever wondered about the chemistry involved behind creating the wide variety of fireworks?

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (The Conversation) – In the earliest days of ...