Video: How that 'old book smell' could save priceless artifacts

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - 11:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Odor-detecting devices like Breathalyzers have been used for years to determine blood-alcohol levels in drunk drivers. Now, researchers are using a similar method to sniff out the rate of decay in historic art and artifacts.

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