Past Scent (and Other Senses)

The Past and The Curious by The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids

Apr 30, 202634:14Kids & family

How did an extinct flower not seen since 1881 wind up being the subject of a modern day project to recreate a scent from the past? It was a long path from Dr. Charles Short in the 1860s to Dr. Christina Agapakis in the 2...

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