The Scent of Rain
As part of the NYBG Earth Month Celebration, learn about Petrichor or the pleasant smell of clean air and wet earth after a thunderstorm, which has long been pursued by scientists and even perfumers for its enduring appeal. A new story on NYBG’s Steere Herbarium blog The Hand Lens explains how the warm, earthy fragrance we experience is produced by bacteria in plants and the soil.
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