The Fourth of July is synonymous with fireworks displays, but before all the bright colors and thunderous booms, scientists are hard at work behind the scenes making each firework display its best.

With the 4 th of July upon us, towns big and small across the US will once again engage in an almost never-ending round of pyrotechnic displays that will draw plenty of oohs and aahs. The largest, ...

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado -- The skies over Steamboat Springs erupted in red as the world's largest firework launched at the city's annual winter carnival. The firework shell weighed almost 2,800 ...

Back in the day, 4th of July fireworks were just simple, cathartic bursts of color seen through a haze of beer and patriotic tears. Now fickle Independence Day crowds demand a more sophisticated ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- What does it take for Pyrotecnico to execute the fireworks show at Shell Freedom Over Texas each year? Planning, hard work and a lot of pre-show preparation. "The show takes ...

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — “We tried last year, and we failed,” said Tim Borden, project manager at Steamboat Fireworks and one of a four-man team behind the firework that set a world record in ...

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 ...