For white smoke, a compound of the chemicals potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin (also known as Greek pitch) is used, ...

The smoke is created by burning the ballots, and originally just meant that no pope had been elected. It was only in the conclave of 1914, which elected Benedict XV, that differen ...

The Vatican’s age-old tradition of using smoke signals to announce the outcome of papal elections has received a modern ...

A new study from Stanford University found that children living in homes with frequent gas stove use and poor ventilation ...

Ballots are burned in the process, but the smoke seen by the world is created using another stove, the Vatican Information ...

When the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel spouts white smoke, it means that the Catholic Church officially has a new pope.

Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes ...

A section of a road is currently closed due to a chemical spill Friday afternoon in Mauldin. The City of Mauldin has a detour ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

Experts say the process requires "two custom fireworks", smoke test rehearsals and Vatican firefighters on standby.

Ballots are burned in the process, but the smoke seen by the world is created using another stove that combines chemicals, the Vatican Information Service reported in 2013 as the last conclave ...