I woke up from a nap to see a doomsday-esque picture outside the car window. My friends and I were driving back to Montreal during the poorest air quality day of the summer, and the city looked...
Earlier this week, a fire broke out in a rowhouse in Philadelphia, killing at least 13 people. The deputy fire commissioner stated during a news conference that there were four smoke alarms but...
The word 鈥渂arbecue鈥� derives from the ancient Caribbean tradition of supporting food over a fire with a scaffolding made from green wood which in Spanish was called "barbacoa."聽The technique itself...
The familiar red and glassy-eyed stare of someone who鈥檚 high was previously thought to be due to the irritation of eyes by pot smoke. But, now we know that weed makes your eyes red for the same...
Wood burning stoves are a health hazard. Period. Not debatable. To understand, we first have to examine what combustion is all about. When cellulose and lignin, the major components of wood, burn...
The new Pope, Francis, we now learn, has a degree in Chemistry. He received a Master鈥檚 from the University of Buenos Aires. 聽It is interesting then to note that his selection was signaled through...
RSS