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Essence of Approaching Rain – Sniff!

The Smell of Approaching Rain! Australian scientists Isabel Joy Bear and Richard Thomas identified and named the smell of rain approaching: they called it “petrichor … the unique odor which can be regarded as an ‘ichor’ or ‘tenuous essence’ derived … Continue reading

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