The earthy smell that arises when rain falls is known as petrichor. Two Australian scientists coined the term in 1964.

Amidst the dreariness of winter quarter, we asked writers at The Daily how they make the most of the rainy weather.

so it really does not take much for us to smell or even taste it. BB: An incredibly tiny amount. TA: In addition to that, rainfall can disperse plant oils. And really, as that rain comes down, you're ...

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A team of scientists who examined nine ancient Egyptian mummies, were shocked to find that these ancient corpses, still smell “good”, even after being entombed in a coffin for around 5000 years.

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Record heat and rain turned thousands of Greenland lakes brown in 2022 as they hit a tipping point and began emitting carbon dioxide.