Virtual Reality System Lets You Stop and Smell the Roses

May 09, 2023

Virtual Reality System Lets You Stop and Smell the Roses

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May 09, 2023

Biotech

Virtual Reality System Lets You Stop and Smell the Roses

A wireless device worn on the face or lip can produce fragrances such as lavender and green tea in a virtual world

By Simon Makin

Planetary Science

NASA's Interplanetary Plans May Be Lurching toward Disaster

Delays and budgetary overruns are causing many to worry that NASA’s ambitious planetary science program is at a breaking point

By Shannon Hall

Astronomy

JWST Sees Alien Asteroid Belt around Nearby Star

The first asteroid belt ever found outside the solar system is more complex than expected

By Robert Lea,SPACE.com

Public Health

U.S. COVID Public Health Emergency Is Ending. Here's What That Means

As the federal public health emergency is set to expire on May 11, here’s what you need to know about future COVID testing, treatment and vaccines

By Lauren J. Young

Food

Here's the Weird Physics That Makes Peanut Butter a Liquid

Yes, peanut butter is a liquid (and a great example of a non-Newtonian fluid)

By Ted Heindel,The Conversation US

Conservation

Here's How to Use Window Films to Actually Protect Birds

Bird-strike-deterrent window films don’t work if they’re placed on the indoor side

By Susan Cosier

Ethics

Amid War in Ukraine, Open-Source Intelligence Investigators Need Better Ethics

Much of the open-source intelligence (OSINT) community ignores ethical questions and the safety risks of reporting discoveries from the war in Ukraine

By Miron Lakomy

Conservation

These Mini-Ecosystems Existed Underfoot of Dinosaurs, but Our Parking Lots Might Pave Them to Extinction

Vernal Pools are safe havens for creatures like the fairy shrimp, who have lived through the end of the dinosaurs, the breakup of Pangea, and multiple ice ages, but humans are paving them over.