All kidding aside, the invention and proliferation of gunpowder had a profound effect on the world. Here you can see just how easy it is to make with chemicals that are common in our modern world.

These can be gathered from the wild or purchased from alchemy vendors: With all the ingredients gathered, make your way to an ...

China's long history has seen some extremely important inventions emerge, most noticeably gunpowder, paper making, printing and the compass, which, in the words of Roger Bacon, changed the whole ...

The discovery of fireworks parallels the discovery of gunpowder. All of the important chemical substances needed to make gunpowder—saltpeter (KNO 3), sulfur and carbon—were found in ancient China. The ...

The chemical plant produces gunpowder for Russia's Kh-59 cruise missiles. It also makes explosives and components for rocket ...

On March 21, the fire at the warehouse, stocked with explosives, sparked a massive explosion destroying 14.5 tonnes of ...

Investigation into a fire-triggered blast at the warehouse of a private small calibre ammunition making factory in South Goa last week has revealed gunpowder was illegally stored at the facility, ...

Panaji, Investigation into a fire-triggered blast at the warehouse of a private small calibre ammunition making factory in South Goa last week has indicated that nearly 11,000 kg of gunpowder was ...