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 ...

Fireworks explode over Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota's Black Hills. (Courtesy of Travel South Dakota) In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail ...

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 ...