house Why does chimney smoke rise in a straight line? The science behind this cool weather phenomenon Popkin

politics DeSmog is the antidote to disinformation about climate, energy, and environmental issues Jennifer Sandlin

fire Wind turbine makes a smoke spiral while burning Popkin

fires Why smoke follows you around a fire Rob Beschizza

christmas This amazing Godzilla Christmas tree breathes smoke Rusty Blazenhoff

bbq Getting the right amount of smokey flavor when BBQing on a bullet smoker Jason Weisberger

san francisco A drone's eye view of the thick wildfire smoke in San Francisco Rusty Blazenhoff

filters Masks designed to filter smoke will filter smoke, beards will not Jason Weisberger

video Smoke break: break dancing with smoke grenades Andrea James

video WATCH: freaky smoke vortex sightings continue Andrea James

china China secretly trained Russian troops, and some have since fought in Ukraine Séamus Bellamy

literature Granta published a likely AI-written story as a prize finalist Ellsworth Toohey

politics US debt hits $31.26 trillion, exceeds annual GDP Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Cook your steak right the first time with this $50 wireless thermometer set Boing Boing's Shop

I love LA LA police chase features car crash, car swap, freeway chaos, somehow keeps going Jason Weisberger

Technology Southwest limits passengers to one portable charger Ellsworth Toohey

A comic book teaching kids about pulverized smokeless tobacco: Snuff-Man Ruben Bolling

Science Art sculpture blows rainbow smoke donuts using mirrors and prisms Popkin

wildfires Loni, India has the world's most polluted air by far Séamus Bellamy

books Slop Hurl: horror novel Shy Girl withdrawn after it turns out AI wrote it Rob Beschizza