pollen

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In another chapter, Mr. Haskell follows the path of an owlet moth into the cranefly orchid’s flower and lets us watch how sacs of pollen attach themselves to the insect’s eye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He would see those lorikeets again later, now feasting on the “frilly white blooms” of a eucalyptus tree, their heads dusty with pollen, dizzily enjoying their nectar-rich world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In response to the change in the weather, pollen levels will be lower in Scotland, Northern Ireland on Thursday but remain high or very high in England and Wales.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Beekeepers often use artificial pollen substitutes made from protein flour, sugars, and oils.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Between 1867 and 1871, he pushed himself even harder, growing thousands of hawkweeds in another patch of garden, emasculating the flowers with the same forceps, and dusting pollen with the same paintbrush.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee