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  1. Tech

    Squirty gels bring the taste of cake and coffee to virtual reality

    By squirting chemicals onto a person’s tongue to taste, a new device aims to replicate food flavors for fuller virtual experiences.

    By Simon Makin
  2. Astronomy

    Some of Earth’s meteors are probably coming all the way from a neighboring star system

    The triple star system is sending comets, asteroids and meteors our way, and the number of interstellar objects entering the solar system will rise.

    By Ken Croswell
  3. Archaeology

    Mount Vesuvius turned this ancient brain into glass. Here’s how

    Transforming the brain tissue to glass would have required an extremely hot and fast-moving ash cloud, lab experiments suggest.