Mar 24, 2022
☁️It’s a cloudy evening. You are sitting at your window and, suddenly, it starts raining 🌧 Along comes that earthy smell 😌Ever wondered, why does rain smell so good? 😍
In the last episode of season 1 of IndiaAsksWhy, Utsuka and Jigyasa talk about the origins of the smell of rain!🌦
They discover how microbes and the winds together lead to this lovely Aroma! 💨
👨🔬In the Ask A Scientist segment, they speak to Dr. Samay Pande (https://www.redqueenlab.com), who studies the evolution of bacteria to understand why organisms help each other! 🧪
Credits:
Hosts: Shweata N. Hegde and Ruchi Manglunia
Guest: Samay Pande
Audio Editors: Ira Zibbu and Shweata Hegde
Poster: Ruchi Manglunia
Advisor: Megha Kumar
IndiaBioscience Team: Suchibrata Borah and Shantala Hari Dass