Media reports before 2020

2019 l 2018 l 2017 l 2016 l 2014 l 2013 l 2012 l 2010 l 2009 l 2008 l 2006 l 2004 l 2003 l 2002 l 2001l 1999 l 1998 l 1997

2019

• 20 Minuten, ETH-Insektensammlung trifft Textildesign
• Zentralplus, external page Was künftige Textildesigner von einer Insektensammlung lernen
• Textilrevue, external page Insektensammlung trifft Textildesign
• FH News, external page «RENDEZ-VOUS! – INSEKTENSAMMLUNG TRIFFT TEXTILDESIGN»

2018

• Scientific American, “Is Malaria's Peculiar Odor Key to Its Conquest?”, R. Conniff
• Science Update at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) radio interview, Bob Hirshon
• ETH Zürich, “Duftstoff-Cocktail verrät Malaria, P. Rüegg
  
• ALN, “Altered Body Odor Indicates Malaria Even if Microscope Doesn't”, A.E. Messer
  
• The Medical News, “Volatile biomarkers could help detect acute and asymptomatic malaria infections”
  
• Ärzte Zeitung, “Forscher können Malaria jetzt riechen”
  
• Daily News and Analysis, “Sudden alteration of body odours indicates malaria”
  
• Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, “Smelly Biomarkers Accurately Predict Malaria Infections”
  
• Kurier.at, “Duftstoffprofile verraten akute und stille Malaria-Infektionen”
  
• ANI news, “Sniffing out malaria”; Bionity.com, “Malaria detectable in olfactory cocktail”
  
• Business standard, “Body odour may help identify malaria: study”
  
• Futurity, “ ‘Odors’ from skin indicate malaria, even without symptoms”
  
• Scicasts, “Malaria Detectable in Olfactory Cocktail, Says Study”
  
• Medindia, “Detecting malarial infection with body odor”.
• ETH Explora, Digitize, share, connect. Data from natural history collections go mobile.
  

2017

• Plants can see, hear and smell - and respond, Josh Gabbatiss, BBC Earth
• The Thorny Truth About Spine Evolution, Christie Wilcox, Quanta Magazine
• Plant Spines Are a Defensive Win Against Threats Big And Small, Mike Mcrae, Science Alert
• Obstacle course for Caterpillars, Maja Schaffner, ETH life magazine
• external page Das unheimliche Sterben unserer Insekten, Blick am Sonntag
• external page Digitization of the ETH Entomological Collection, iDigBio Newsletter
  

2014

• Malarial mice smell better to mosquitos, K. Hopkin, Scientific American
• Malaria parasite 'can manipulate body odour of mice. S. Mudasad. BBC News
• Malaria Makes You Smell Delicious To Mosquitoes, Thus Helping The Disease Complete Its Life Cycle”, Anthony Rivers. Medical Daily
• Mosquitoes Attracted to Malaria-Infected Mice. Trace Vence. The Scientist
• Malaria parasite alters host body odor to entice mosquitoes. Geoffrey Mohan. LA time Science Now
• Malaria may change the way you smell making you irresistible to mosquitoes”, Sarah Griffiths. The daily Mail
• Your Scent May Change When You're Infected with Malaria: Natural Mosquito Attractant, Catherine Griffin. Science World Report

2013

• Plants smell danger. Bob Hirshon. AAAS Science Update (Jan 4 podcast).
• On the Scent? Johnna Rizzo, National Geographic Magazine
• Put Off the Scent. Ashley Braun, Natural History Magazine
• Plant sniffs out danger to prepare defenses against pesky insect. Science Daily
• Plants smell danger from flies on the prowl. Futurity.org

2012

• Do Plants Smell Other Plants? This One Does, Then Strangles What it Smells. Robert Krulwich. NPR. May 24, 2012.
• Common Scents:Plants Constantly Catch a Whiff of their Neighbors’ Perfume. Daniel Chamovitz. Scientific American. May, 2012.
  

2010

• A quick sniff and she’s off. Caroline Ash. Science: Editors’ Choice. Feb. 29, 2010.
  
• Aphid deception. Nature: Research Highlights. Feb. 10, 2010.
  
• Plant virus tricks teach evolutionary pest management. Brandon Keim Wired Science. Feb.2, 2010.
  
• The grass isn’t always greener. Dr. Jim Caryl. Mental Indigestion. April 7, 2010.
  
• Virus makes plants lie to insects. Susan Milius. ScienceNews. Jan. 16, 2010.
  

2009

• Sorry Vegans: Brussels Sprouts like to live, too. Natalie Angier. New York Times. Dec. 22, 2009.
  
• No brainer behavior. Susan Milius Science News. June 20, 2009.
• Bacteria protect soybean from Aphids. Science Daily. April, 2009.
  
  

2008

• Loyal to its roots. Carol Kaesuk Yoon. New York Times. June 3, 2008.
  

2006

• This plant has the sense of smell (loves tomatoes, hates wheat). Henry Fountain. New York Times. Oct. 3, 2006.
  
• Interview, As it Happens, CBC Radio. Oct. 3, 2006.
  
• Science Notebook. David Brown, Washington Post. Oct. 2, 2006.
  
• Prey’s perfume. Sarah Everts, Chemical and Engineering News. Oct.2, 2006.
  
• Scent stalking: parasitic vine grows toward tomato odor. Science News. Sept. 30, 2006.
  
• Interview, Science in Action, BBC World Service Radio. Sept. 29, 2006.
  
• Parasitic weed uses chemical cues to find host plant. Science. Sept. 29, 2006.
  
• Parasitic weed sniffs out prey, study says. Sean Markey, National Geographic News. Sept. 29, 2006.
  
• Parasitic weed seems to smell its prey. ABC News.com. Sept. 29, 2006.
  
• Interview, Leading Edge, BBC Radio 4. Sept 28, 2006.
  
• Interview, All Things Considered, NPR Radio. Sept 28, 2006.
  
• Weed with a nose. Alan Boyle, NBC.com (video). Sept. 28, 2006.
  
• Parasitic weed ‘sniffs out’ its prey. MSNBC.com. Sept. 28, 2006.
  
• Smells like trouble: parasitic weed sniffs out its prey. International Herald Tribune. Sept. 28, 2006.
  
• The parasite and the perfume. David Tenenbaum, The Why Files. Sept. 28, 2006.
  
• Parasitic plants sniff out hosts. A'ndrea Elyse Messer, EurekAlert. Sept. 28, 2006.
  
• Cunning weed sniffs out victims. Jeanna Bryner, Live Science. Sept. 28, 2006.
  
• Devious dodder vine sniffs out its victims. NPR.com. Sept. 28, 2006.
  
• Parasitic vine sniffs out victims. Discovery Channel. Sept. 28, 2006.
  
• Parasitic weed sniffs out its prey. CNN.com. Sept. 28, 2006.

2004

• Picky Eater. Amanda Yarnell, Chemical and Engineering News. June, 2004.
  
• Unusual diet helps caterpillars. Washington Post. June, 2004.
  
• Choice of food helps hungry caterpillars. Innovations report. June, 2004.
  

2003

• Plants repel insect pests. True Health. 2003.
  
• Talking Trees. C. Berger, Odyssey – Adventures in science. March, 2003.
  

2002

• Talking plants. S. Russell, Discover Magazine, 47-51. April, 2002.
  

2001

• Stay Away from Tobacco. Heather Van Daren, Natural History. October, 2001.
  
• Making crops cry for help. John Whitfield, Nature. Vol 410:736-737.
  
• Las plantas no pueden huir, pero se defienden. El Pais. April 18, 2001.
  
• Fending off nighttime attacks. Washington Post. April 15, 2001.
  
• La plante qui appelle au secours. La Science d’ici et d’ailleurs (France). April 3, 2001.
  
• Plant signal friends, foes with scents that change as day turns to night. Chemical and Engineering News. April, 2001.
  
• Les subtiles leçons de lutte biologique des végétaux contre les prédateurs. Le Monde. France. April 6, 2001.
  
• CNN Headline News. April, 2001.
  
• La plante qui appelle au secours. La Science. France. April 3, 2001.
  
• Plants put up the 'occupied' sign. Kenneth Lee, The Scientist. March 30, 2001.
  
• Nocturnal emissions repel moths. Nature (science update). April, 2001.
  
• Leaf me Alone. John Whitfield, Nature (science update). April, 2001.
  

1999

• Plants thwart pests by sending out chemical distress signals. Elliott Minor, Associated Press. Jan.28,1999.
  

1998

• Um perfume para cada inimigo. Super Interessante, Brazil 123:14-15. March, 1998.
  
• BBC and NPR report on “Herbivore infested plants selectively attract parasitoids”.
  
• It’s chemistry: pestered plants cry for help to bring "good bugs" to their aid. AJC, A8. June 13, 1998.
  
• Les plantes s'auto-defendant. Julie Lasterade, Liberation. France. June 23, 1998.
  
• Le radar chimique des quepes. Yves Miserey, Libertade. France. June 23, 1998.
  
• Plants send SOS when caterpillars bite. Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research. October, 1998.
  
• Plants and Wasps nip bad bugs in the bud. Laura Wexler, Georgia Magazine. vol 77(4):11. 1998.
  
• Quand les plantes passent a la contre-ataque. Sophie Coisne, Science e Vie Junior, vol 109. France. Oct., 1998.