Over the last few decades, states and counties across America have liberalized the use of fireworks. It's just one reason why sales of fireworks have exploded.
Every year, Wisconsin teens compete for an unusual summer job. The Lake Geneva mailboat jumpers hop from ship to shore as they deliver letters to lakefront homes.
Chemical physicist Stafford Sheehan invented a process that can turn carbon dioxide into yeast. It's now a finalist in the NASA-sponsored Deep Space Food Challenge.
A Barbie production designer said "the world ran out of pink" because of how much paint the movie set needed. It had apparently been in short supply to begin with.
A shock of bright green appeared in waters near the Grand Canal's Rialto Bridge over the weekend. Authorities say they are working to identify the source of the unusually verdant color.