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They also compared tree pollen with fern spores to determine whether the darkening might have been caused by biological differences between plant groups.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

"We used a simple and very low-cost technique that quantifies the 'darkness' of fossil pollen and spores, a so-called Palynomorph Darkness Index."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Air pollution, wildfire smoke, industrial disasters like the East Palestine, Ohio train wreck and extended pollen seasons are all reasons why people are increasingly concerned with making their indoor environments actually breathable.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

There’s a purpose to the stench: attracting flies and beetles to help carry pollen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

He could see the deep green of the grass, and smell the pollen on the wind.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

So there's no evidence that spreading local honey on your toast will help hay fever caused by grass and tree pollens.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025

“We’ve now got three different dating techniques—radiocarbon dating of the seeds, radiocarbon dating of the pollens and luminescence dating of the quartz—that all show people were there.”

From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023

The sticky stuff captured mammoths, saber-toothed cats, giant sloths and other iconic Ice Age mammals along with a near-perfect cross-section of the world they inhabited: birds, insects, plants, seeds, pollens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

Climate scientists at the University of Michigan looked at 15 different plant pollens in the United States and used computer simulations to calculate how much worse allergy season will likely get by the year 2100.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2022

It may be said that the two pollens and the two stigmas mutually recognise each other by some means.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles