Flowers' Smell Not Traveling As Far 113
Ant writes in to note a study indicating that, because of air pollution, the smell of flowers is not wafting as far as it once did. Pollutants from power plants and automobiles destroy flowers' aromas, the study suggests: "The scent molecules produced by flowers in a less polluted environment, such as in the 1800s, could travel for roughly 1,000 to 1,200 meters; but in today's polluted environment downwind of major cities, they may travel only 200 to 300 meters." The finding could help explain why some pollinators, particularly bees, are declining in certain parts of the world.
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more pollution please!
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Vapor trails? (Score:1, Funny)
I'd better get that SUV after all.
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then we will inevitably have a
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Actually a good thing for my wife (Score:3, Funny)
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