PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Army News Service, May 3, 2007) - Soldiers on the battlefield use colored smoke in a variety of ways - to identify landing zones, friendly troops, potential targets and to ...

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 ...

Pyrotechnics are fun, and, with the proper precautions taken, safe enough to play with at home (usually). While it’s typical to purchase fireworks and smoke devices off the shelf, it’s actually ...

ROME, Italy — When a new pope is needed, the College of Cardinals gather at the Vatican to vote and colored smoke flows out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney depending on the result — but what does it ...

To observers of the papal conclave, one part of the process will probably stand out as the most visible and exciting. Today, all 115 cardinals will isolate themselves from the rest of the world, their ...

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 ...