Episode 575
What is the smell when it's raining?
And is it more pungent in the US than the UK?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
July 26, 20244m 27s
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Show Notes
Elizabeth with a transatlantic teaser for this question of the week: "I heard that people in the UK can't smell when it rains, but us Americans can. If I went to the United Kingdom, would I be able to smell the rain there? Would someone from the UK be able to smell rain here? What is going on?" James Tytko sought the answer with the help of Anne Jungblut from the Natural History Museum... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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