A single artillery round takes several kilograms of gunpowder to propel the projectile out of the barrel and provide it with the necessary velocity. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have caused ...

In 1605, a group of British Catholics, including Guy Fawkes and Robert Catesby, devised a plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament. They hoped to wipe out the anti-Catholic political establishment and ...

This week, HBO will debut a three-part miniseries, dramatizing the infamous Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Gunpowder's run seems short and sweet, but as we now have seen in miniseries such as Big Little Lies ...

The science pros at TKOR zap gunpowder with electricity to demonstrate ignition risks. New "big, beautiful bill" proposed as ...

It's a thought I am 100 percent certain you have all considered at some point. Guns use a big explosion to shoot a bullet REALLY fast, so why don't we use the awesome power behind a speeding bullet to ...

Marco Vito Oddo is a writer, journalist, and amateur game designer. Passionate about superhero comic books, horror films, and indie games, he formally worked as a Senior Writer for Collider. When he's ...

Danny Shervin was in college, drinking and playing with gunpowder as he and his friends tried to make miniature rockets and explosives, when a bunch of the incendiary grains spilled on their linoleum ...