pollen

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Working with Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, the University of Greenwich, and the Technical University of Denmark, the scientists engineered a diet that mimics the key nutrients bees normally get from pollen.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Three years after building their Memphis house, they admitted they were losing their battle against pollen, which unfailingly settled into the screened-in porch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Rising temperatures caused by climate change mean that the pollen season is extending.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Layers of pollen preserved in mud reveal what kinds of plants once grew nearby, while increased sand content can point to greater erosion.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 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