The fascinating reason why rain smells the way that it does

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I read today that humans are more sensitive to the smell of an impending rainstorm than sharks are to the scent of blood. However, the funky odor that we associate with rain a-comin' isn't in the rain itself, nor is it the smell of wet asphalt, as I used to believe as a kid. — Read the rest The post The fascinating reason why rain smells the way that it does appeared first on Boing Boing.