Pope Innocent XI in 1679 ordered a book written by a Spanish Jesuit to be destroyed, but it turns out his orders were disobeyed: The 336-year-old tome has turned up in a British store. The decrepit… ...

Books published in the 19th Century in Europe and the United Kingdom reflected the prevailing sensibilities of the time. People loved Paris Green, Emerald Green, and Scheele’s Green, named after ...

Besides making you feel nostalgic, the way a book smells can tell you if it's in danger of decaying. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Heads up, book nerds. Science has finally revealed what makes old books smell so good.So now, at least, we have an idea as to what scents might be in those colognes and scented candles.. We've ...

No, you're not weird for sticking your nose straight in the pages. Do you like to have your nose in a book? No, we’re not talking figuratively. Something about the scent of old books can perk up ...

Take an antique leather-bound book, open it up, and inhale deeply. There’s just something about that old-book smell. And thanks to a new analytical chemistry technique, the volatile organic ...