Flash! Bang! Boom! A History of Fireworks” tells the story of fireworks from the earliest Chinese inventions to today’s choreographed pyrotechnic displays.

We combine 500 packs of Pop Rocks to observe the physical reaction and release of carbon dioxide gas during this large-scale ...

A chaotic water inflation experiment that takes toys to the breaking point. Huge pressure builds up before sudden explosive moments. #WaterChallenge #Viral #Experiment ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The French cargo ship SS Grandcamp was loaded with over 2,000 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer in Texas City, TX. When the ammonium nitrate ...

This article is part of “The Young American Scientists,” which includes stories of 28 extraordinary scientists poised to change the world, as well as a deep look at the past, present and future of ...

Artist’s impression of an Ediacaran animal community. Credit: Hugo Salais A new study suggests evolution stayed stuck for millions of years until sexual reproduction helped unleash a burst of ...

Bombshell video shows flashes from an old Southern California Edison transmission line at the origin of the deadly Eaton Fire, providing the clearest look yet at what may have happened in the moments ...

President Donald Trump has billed the “Great American State Fair” as a patriotic World’s Fair featuring pavilions created by every US state and territory – but several US states will not participate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fireball that lit up the sky over Florida's Kennedy Space Centre last night has put a big question mark over whether Jeff ...

Some science experiments last a few minutes. Some take years. And then there is the Pitch Drop Experiment, which has been running for nearly a century and is still not finished. The Pitch Drop ...

Nearly two decades ago, four graduate students from MIT united around a shared idea. "We believed that programming cells would ultimately be more important than programming computers," says Jason ...