Yesterday the eyes of the world were fixed on a chimney over the Sistine Chapel, eager to see the color of the smoke that would pour out. And at 6:45 PM, the smoke that they saw was black, indicating ...

As the papal conclave continues, onlookers from around the world will watch for smoke in Vatican City, eager for the first update on who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church. On the morning ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --For 100 years, the Vatican's smoke signal has rarely been a black or white matter. Black means no Pope, white means the Cardinals have selected a Pope. But how does the Vatican ...

To an observer of the papal conclave, there is one part of the process that is the most visible and exciting. On Tuesday, all 115 cardinals will isolate themselves from the rest of the world and their ...

In general terms, lighter colored smoke frequently contains a substantial concentration of unburned (and highly flammable) pyrolysis products.As discussed in the previous article, fire behavior ...