Geosmin is a volatile compound of microbial origin with a distinct 'earthy' to 'musty' odor that can affect the quality of water and food. A research team has now identified and characterized the ...

The latest short science news items from C&EN. For mosquitoes, geosmin smells like the perfect place to lay eggs—possibly, Stensmyr says, because cyanobacteria are a good food source for mosquito ...

There are few surer heralds of spring than petrichor. It’s the earthy aroma that wafts up after a good rain and comes primarily from chemical compounds called terpenes. Geosmin, for example, is a ...

Petrichor, the earthy aroma after rainfall, is a sensory bridge between the microscopic world of soil microbes and the human experience of memory and emotion. Rooted in the chemistry of geosmin, plant ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. The genome sequences of a variety of geosmin-producing actinomycetes and cyanobacteria reveal at least ten additional presumptive ...

Chemists have figured out precisely how the warm, slightly metallic scent of freshly turned soil is made. The team describes how geosmin, the organic compound responsible for the scent, is produced by ...

Geosmin is a volatile compound of microbial origin with a distinct "earthy" to "musty" odor that can affect the quality of water and food. It is responsible for the typical odor that occurs when rain ...

The shocking number of fatalities in Germany in spring 2011 linked to fenugreek sprouts contaminated with EHEC bacteria showed that it is crucial for every foraging organism to be able to distinguish ...