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pollen

[pol-uhn] / ˈpɒl ən /


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The oldest and deepest pollen and spores in the cores remained lightly colored.

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

When he anoints Dain’s other side, he paints it in thick swaths of pollen, yellow as butter.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

It is estimated that 13 million people in the UK suffer from hay fever - an allergy to different pollens.

From BBC May 30, 2025

She also explains that asthma is likely influenced by where someone lives—exposure to pollutants as well as the types of pollens or allergens can differ from region to region.

From Scientific American Oct. 20, 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

If I can prove what I really believe, it is a grand case of trimorphism, with three different pollens and three stigmas.

From See America First by Orville O. Hiestand




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