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 ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As we gear up for Independence Day celebrations, many of us are looking forward to the dazzling firework displays that light up the summer night sky. But while you’re enjoying those ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. There would be no bright and colorful fireworks without rocks and ...