What Does It Mean When Blue Smoke Is Coming Out Of Your Lawn Mower?

Blue smoke coming from your lawn mower may seem alarming at first, but the cause is usually tied to a surprisingly common ...
CBS News

Wildfire smoke leaves harmful gases in floors and walls. Research shows air purifiers don't stop it — but here's how to clean up

Delphine Farmer is a professor of chemistry at Colorado State University. When wildfire smoke turns the air brown and hazy, you might think about heading indoors with the windows closed, running an ...

How Often Do I Need To Replace My Smoke Detector?

Smoke detectors are a necessity for safety. While most remember to replace the batteries, the entire device also needs to be ...
CBS News

The conclave's black and white smoke indicates if there's a new pope. Here's why the tradition exists.

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet been chosen to replace Pope Francis. Using smoke to communicate to the ...
PBS

Many people think cannabis smoke is harmless. Here's how how that belief can put health at risk

Though tobacco use is declining among adults in the U.S., cannabis use is increasing. Laws and policies regulating the use of tobacco and cannabis are also moving in different directions. Tobacco ...
Decider

Is Apple TV+’s ‘Smoke’ Based On A True Story? What To Know About The ‘Firebug’ Podcast And Arsonist John Leonard Orr

Apple TV+‘s fiery new crime drama, Smoke, is the latest collaboration between best-selling author/award-winning film and TV creator Dennis Lehane and Emmy-nominated actor Taron Egerton. And like Black ...
SFGate

Smoke pours into SF Bay Area from 10,000-acre NorCal fire: When will it clear?

LATEST June 18, 3:15 p.m. Air quality levels worsened in the North Bay and East Bay on Tuesday afternoon as smoke from the Sites Fire in Colusa County poured into the Bay Area. The fire is burning ...