{"id":233894,"date":"2024-06-19T00:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T00:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/19\/why-herbs-evolved-to-smell-and-taste-so-delicious\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:16:44","slug":"why-herbs-evolved-to-smell-and-taste-so-delicious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/19\/why-herbs-evolved-to-smell-and-taste-so-delicious\/","title":{"rendered":"Why herbs evolved to smell and taste so delicious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18193431\/SEI_208143456.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2436114\" data-caption=\"What gives culinary herbs like lavender such strong strong scents and tastes?\" data-credit=\"Shutterstock\/Kalina Georgieva\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">What gives culinary herbs like lavender such strong strong scents and tastes?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">Shutterstock\/Kalina Georgieva<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>The following is an extract from our nature newsletter Wild Wild Life.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/sign-up\/wild-wild-life\/\">Sign up to receive it for free<\/a>\u00a0in your inbox every month.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve completely non-dramatically been referring to this spring and summer as slugmageddon. 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