☁️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