pollen

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Working with Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, the University of Greenwich, and the Technical University of Denmark, the scientists engineered a diet that mimics the key nutrients bees normally get from pollen.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

It was hard to keep the pollen out of the porch, and even harder to keep people in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Rising temperatures caused by climate change mean that the pollen season is extending.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Earlier studies on Rapa Nui relied on indicators such as pollen, plant remains, elemental chemistry, and how quickly sediments built up to infer past environmental changes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

The pollen at the tips of tulip anthers is not so much powder as it is tiny balls of oil.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr