The Virtual Reality device that could allow us to taste food and drinks remotely. Plus, on This Day in History, the residents of Bikini Atoll are relocated to make way for US atomic bomb testing.

New device lets you taste food in virtual reality | Popular Science

A New VR Device Lets You Taste Coffee and Cake Remotely Without Taking a Bite | ZME Science

Scientists create ‘e-Taste’ device that could add flavour to virtual reality experiences | Science | The Guardian

A sensor-actuator–coupled gustatory interface chemically connecting virtual and real environments for remote tasting | Science Advances

7 Surprising Facts about the Nuclear Bomb Tests at Bikini Atoll | HISTORY

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“Blue Ghost” lands on the moon and is already sending data back, earth’s biggest iceberg runs aground – what are the implications? And on This Day in History, the first major public malware scare in history.

See the Striking New Images From the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander, Now the Second Private Spacecraft to Touch Down on the Moon | Smithsonian

Sunrise on the moon! Private Blue Ghost lander captures amazing shot after historic lunar touchdown (photo) | Space

Blue Ghost Begins Surface Operations, Captures Descent Video, Sunrise - NASA

A23a: World's biggest iceberg runs aground off remote island | BBC

World’s Largest Iceberg Runs Aground - Videos from The Weather Channel

The Michelangelo Virus, 25 Years Later | Trend Micro (US)

What Is the Michelangelo Virus? A Piece of Cybersecurity History

IT History: 1992, Michelangelo Virus: Big Threat, Little Damage | CIO

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On today’s Weird Wednesday episode, an ancient Greek gold crown is found under a man’s bed, a giant goldfish is recovered in Pennsylvania, and the world has a new official “smallest park”. Plus, on This Day in History, the holiday that was declared to prevent bank collapses during the Great Depression.

Rare Ancient Greek gold crown was kept for decades in box of newspapers under bed | Daily Mail Online

Ancient Greek Crown of Pure Gold Found in Box Under Man's Bed - GreekReporter.com

Look: 'Megalodon' goldfish found in Pennsylvania waterway - UPI.com

‘Call me Megalodon’: Wildlife officials have goldfish warning – NBC10 Philadelphia

Goldfish, facts and photos | National Geographic

Japan: The world’s smallest park is the size of four pieces of paper | CNN

World’s smallest park: Japanese town dethrones Oregon for title – NBC Chicago

Japanese park covering just 2 1/2 square feet is officially world's smallest - UPI.com

Bank Holiday of 1933 | Federal Reserve History

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How extreme heat can actually make you age faster and a fossil discovery is reshaping Australia’s dinosaur hierarchy. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the evolution of the fax machine.

Ancient Australia Had a Dinosaur Predator Ecosystem Unlike Anything Else on Earth | ZME Science

Evolutionary and paleobiogeographic implications of new carcharodontosaurian, megaraptorid, and unenlagiine theropod remains from the upper Lower Cretaceous of Victoria, southeast Australia

Extreme Heat Can Accelerate Aging, New Research Finds : ScienceAlert

Heatwaves could age humans faster: New study shows long-term health risks | Business Today/MSN

Ambient outdoor heat and accelerated epigenetic aging among older adults in the US | Science Advances

Alexander Bain and the First Fax | ThoughtCo

Fax Machine: History of the Fax Machine

Today in Engineering History: First Radio Fax Sent Across Continent - Electrical Engineering News and Products

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The walking and jumping robot inspired by the springtail insect. We also look at the two key times in your life where you will age the most. On This Day in History, John Dillinger breaks out of prison using only a wooden gun.

A springtail-like jumping robot | ScienceDaily

A springtail-like jumping robot | YouTube Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Study Finds Humans Age Faster at 2 Sharp Peaks – Here's When : ScienceAlert

A springtail-inspired multimodal walking-jumping microrobot | Science Robotics

Science Says Your Body Starts 'Breaking Down' Quicker at These 2 Ages | Health.com

Nonlinear dynamics of multi-omics profiles during human aging | Nature Aging

John Dillinger’s wooden gun and death mask preserve notorious moments in his life - The Mob Museum

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Today’s episode brings us the converting of aircraft wind (from jet engines) into energy, the fossilized bee that is puzzling scientists, and on This Day in History; the invention of Nylon.

US airport installs world’s first pods that turn jet blast into power | Interesting Engineering

Incredible 14.6-Million-Year-Old Fossil Bee Discovered In New Zealand | IFLScience

Scientists Just Unearthed a 14.6-Million-Year-Old "Bee Fossil"—Its Origins Don’t Make Sense | Daily Galaxy

A bee from the middle Miocene Hindon Maar of southern New Zealand (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) - Scientific Publications of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris

Nylon and the Double Helix

Wallace Hume Carrothers

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How to get a good night’s sleep - anxiety and when you go to sleep can affect your slumber. Plus, a famous ocean liner will soon be a reef and tourist attraction off the coast of Florida. On This Day in History, we go back to the start of Mardi Gras.

Always tired? A fixed bedtime matters more than sleep duration, study finds | Science Focus

Anxiety stopping you sleeping? Here’s how to overcome bedtime worries, according to a psychologist | Science Focus

SS United States begins journey to become world's largest artificial reef | AP News

SS United States Florida destiny: World's largest artificial reef | Pensacola News Journal

Mardi Gras ‑ Meaning, Origin & Traditions | HISTORY

Mardi Gras Kicks Off in New Orleans on This Day in 1827 - Programming Insider

On this day in history, Feb. 27, 1827, New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras for first time | National | foxbangor.com

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Another Weird Wednesday episode. Today we are reanimating life as scientists successfully revive brain tissue, and a 46,000-year-old worm comes back to the world of the living. Plus, we learn what mummies smelled like. On This Day in History, the Catholic Church bans Galileo from teaching his theory that the Earth rotates around the sun.

Scientists Successfully Revived Brain Tissue from Suspended Animation | Popular Mechanics

Mouse Brain Slices Were Frozen For A Week, Brought Back To Life | BroBible

Frozen worm comes back to life after 46,000 years - Earth.com

A worm has been revived after 46,000 years in the Siberian permafrost | CNN

A novel nematode species from the Siberian permafrost shares adaptive mechanisms for cryptobiotic survival with C. elegans dauer larva | PLOS Genetics

Ancient Egyptian mummies smell 'sweet' and 'spicy', researchers say | Offbeat News | Sky News

What Does a Mummy Smell Like? Scientists Uncover Surprising Truth | SciTechDaily

The truth about Galileo and his conflict with the Catholic Church | UCLA

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Stanford chemist develops a method to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and vast hydrogen reservoirs likely reside in our mountains -- a renewable energy source that is difficult to produce synthetically. Plus, on This Day in History, Congress authorizes the first paper currency in the US.

Scientists discover low-cost way to trap carbon using common rocks | Stanford Report

Massive new energy source could be hiding in Earth’s mountains | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Legal Tender Act passed to help finance the Civil War | February 25, 1862 | HISTORY

Legal Tender Act passed, Feb. 25, 1862 - POLITICO

Greenbacks "First Legal Tender Act" February 25, 1862

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One Japanese motor company unveiled a hydrogen powered motorcycle and an amateur photographer captures a spacewalk. This Day in History; the Supreme Court decision that allows a federal court to overturn an act of Congress, if they violate the U.S. Constitution.

Kawasaki H2 HySE hydrogen powered concept unveiled | Motorcycle News

Goodbye to gasoline and electricity: Japan revolutionizes the world with its new futuristic motorcycle - AS USA

Not gasoline, not electricity — Japan launches a 22-century motorcycle | EcoNews

An Amateur Photographer Captured a Rare Shot of a NASA Astronaut Spacewalking from Earth |ZME Science

Earth safe from 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 'That's impact probability zero folks! | Space.com/MSN

Marbury v. Madison ‑ Definition, Summary & Significance | HISTORY

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