Johnson also noted, "A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke — white (positive) and black (negative) — lies behind the use of the two contrasting smoke colours." Over the years ...

This abundance of carbon (soot) makes the smoke thick and black—akin to the smoke you might see from burning oil or rubber, which is rich in carbon-based particles. Meanwhile, white smoke is ...

Over time these react with negatively charged components of oil called fatty acids, which have been severed from the rest of ...

None of us did. The farewell party, presented by BET (Black Entertainment Television), was the last in a series of concerts the first couple had hosted at the White House. Guests were asked to ...

While this process is held in secrecy, the rest of the world is informed on the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals ... smoke you might see from burning oil or rubber, which is rich in carbon ...

Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum is spotlighting the men and women who fought to end slavery but received little ...

Here puffs of black smoke mark voting rounds that fail to converge on a winner until the cardinals announce that they have come to an agreement by releasing a plume of white smoke, the dramatic ...

Thirty to 40 gallons of oil recently spilled into Quarry Trail ... a park employee noticed the water beneath Quarry Trail's Millikin Falls was black and had a slight rainbow sheen, Metro Parks ...

Near a black-and-white photo of Barack Obama sat another book, with well-worn, browning pages: Beginner’s Chinese. In it, Rodell had written notes in blue and black pen. Sitting in an easy chair ...

People from all over the world will be watching the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for black or white smoke as the cardinals' votes are burned and a signal is sent to the public.

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals have made a decision, or black if they remain deadlocked. By Elisabetta ...