Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

In modern history, most conclave's have taken two to three days. Pope Francis (2013), Pope Benedict XVI (2005), Pope John ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

A new study links 15,000 U.S. deaths to wildfire smoke made worse by climate change, with billions in economic costs.

The reason why white smoke is used to announce a new Pope - Using smoke signals is a tradition that dates back centuries ...

Currently, weather satellites can be used to track wildfire growth, but not until a fire becomes very large and intense. FireSats have the bandwidth to detect a low intensity fire that's about the ...

The high pressure system sitting over the upper Midwest/Minnesota will continue to linger in the area through most of next ...

PLANNING THE NEXT 24 HOURS: Other than some light sprinkles in the morning, today is expected to be very dry. However, clouds will linger into the early afternoon, causing temperatures to only ...

BOISE, Idaho — The warming trend we've been anticipating kicked into high gear on Wednesday, but it takes a pause on Thursday. A weak system that came through late Wednesday into early Thursday ...

cuhk.edu.hk Objective Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC). We aimed to investigate whether cigarette smoke promotes CRC by altering the gut microbiota and related ...

Smoke alarms are lifesavers. However, it's never easy to pick the right one for your home, because there are so many smoke alarm brands on the market. Believe us, after reading this detailed guide, ...