pollen
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Unfortunately for hay fever sufferers, pollen levels are likely to rise as the increasing temperatures come in the wake of wet weather.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
Researchers also collected two sediment cores near the excavation area and analyzed them for pollen and charcoal.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
For the next 49,000 years, the sticky pits captured virtually everything that fell or walked onto them, from grains of pollen borne by the wind to hapless ancient camels and Columbian mammoths.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Female A. regularis create underground nests and place eggs in chambers filled with pollen and nectar.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
The bees had shaken the pollen dust off their feet and were starting to settle back into the hive.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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Life Science: Plants
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