Science by Email | Perfumes for pests

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Cross-species communication between citrus plants, bacteria, jumping plant lice and wasps begins with a fresh, minty smell.
 
Jumping plant lice, Diaphorina citri, are small insects that eat the sap of citrus trees like oranges and lemons. As they suck on tree blood, the plants produce the minty smell of wintergreen oil.
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Science by Email | Art and science, sweet bread

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The eyes have it. Bright, colourful butterflies and birds easily catch our attention. But to visualise bacteria, we need to get creative.
 
A picture tells a thousand words. But how many words go into a picture? For molecular biologist and artist David Goodsell, pages upon pages of research go into each artistic creation.
 
David makes watercolour paintings of bacteria, living things you can’t see without a microscope."



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Latest from Science News for Students

Latest from Science News for Students:  Bedbugs? Mites? Bacteria? Read all about new discoveries!!



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The beauty of pollination - YouTube

The beauty of pollination - YouTube: Wow! Check out this amazing four minute clip of pollinators in action.  The micro-photography and slow motion action let you see the natural world as you have never seen it before!



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Science by Email | Cool collections, scavenger hunt

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This Sunday, 18 May 2014, is International Museum Day. To celebrate, we’re taking a look at the Australian National Biological Collections managed by CSIRO, which are being unlocked for digital access by community.
 
‘Museum collections make connections’ – that’s the theme for International Museum Day 2014. Today, people are connecting to museum collections not just in person, but on laptops, smartphones and other devices."



Check out the rest of CSIRO's newsletter and try the at-home activity!

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Latest from Science News for Students

Latest from Science News for Students:

Fossils, teenagers who have invented new uses for tires and a way to stop people from illegally taping newly released movies in the theater... These are just a few of the stories in this week's Science News for Students!

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COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS, LIGHT & RADIATION, PHYSICS
Electricity: Cutting the cords
By Kathiann Kowalski, May 09, 2014 09:53 am
Engineers are working to charge more wireless gadgets — without relying on cords and plugs. Read More

SPACE
A ‘Goldilocks’ world?"



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