pollen
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By studying the types of pollen trapped in the coatings and measuring their relative abundance, the researchers were able to narrow down where some of the pitch may have been produced or reapplied during repairs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
This study is the first to combine molecular and pollen analysis to identify the ship's coatings and reconstruct the vegetation present when those materials were produced and applied to the hull.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
The new pollen evidence suggests that some of its coatings may also have been applied in that area.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Honeybees appear to have another way of dealing with the nutritional limitations of pollen, especially when feeding their developing larvae.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
But the Bay Area’s smog stung his eyes, the traffic noise gave him headaches, and the pollen made him cough.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
They also produced artificial foods designed to mimic either the amino acid composition of different pollens or the composition of honeybee tissues.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
Beekeepers are supposed to live longer than any other profession and that longevity is attributed to the raw honey and pollens they eat.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
Lynx, 6. visu pollens, The tayled fox, 7. the craftiest of all.
From The Orbis Pictus by Charles Hoole
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Life Science: Plants
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