The Smell of Old Books

Published: Feb. 18, 2008, midnight

b'Books can hold stories, knowledge, ideas and memories - but what about the smell? So on this week\'s QotW - What gives an old book that distinctive smell? Also, we ask how we perceive the \'size\' of an odour, and if there\'s more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere - is it leading to bigger caves? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists'