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As strange and unique as the laws of the quantum realm appear in our everyday experience, every now and then experiments catch sight of phenomena that seem both alien and yet eerily familiar. For the ...

That’s not your imagination! That smell has a name, and it’s actually backed by science. That earthy, fresh, almost nostalgic smell after a rainstorm is called petrichor (pronounced PEH-truh-kor). It ...

(via Be Smart) Imagine the scale of raindrops if you were the size of a small bird. Or mosquito. Flying through a drizzle should be deadly! Like flying through falling cars and boulders. And yet it’s ...

Getting caught in the rain without an umbrella is never fun, but is there a way to minimize how wet you get? Many people wonder whether it’s better to walk and spend more time in the rain or run and ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The “smell of rain” isn’t just a figment of your imagination. Human noses can detect chemical compounds released during rainfall. The earthy smell that arises when rain falls ...

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