Researchers tested medieval gunpowder recipes in this replica of an early 15th-century stone-throwing cannon. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted.

The 'Gunpowder Plot' was foiled at the eleventh hour, an event still celebrated annually on 5 November and named for the most famous of the conspirators - Guy Fawkes Night. But who was Guy Fawkes ...

Here it is. These are the gunpowder plotters, the infamous Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators who, on the 5th of November 1605, tried to blow up a packed parliament in the name of their ...

Eeek! Fire is dangerous. That’s why everybody must stand back from fireworks. Fireworks have a long tail so you don’t have to get too close to light them. The tail is called a fuse the flame ...