There’s more than just pollen riding on a springtime breeze. Just as some human viruses spread when humans reproduce, plant viruses can use pollen to hitch a ride from flower to flower. A study in ...

Most pollen that causes allergy problems is so small that it is invisible to the human eye. Learn all about pollen, the pollen count, and more.

Climate change is extending allergy season and increasing pollen production, making symptoms last longer, according to ...

It's spring! Everything is turning green. And yellow. Thursday was the vernal equinox, the first day of spring. Just about everywhere you look these days in my neighborhood, and maybe yours too, there ...

A team of researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is digitizing images of pollen from more than 18,000 plant species from the tropics. The work is published in the journal PLANTS, ...

The male pine cones, which dangle at the ends of lower branches, have many pollen sacks that produce and hold pollen. As the male cones mature, they nurture the pollen grains. Then, on sunny, windy ...

As the seasonal allergy season is underway, a new study by HouseFresh found the U.S. states and cities that suffer from the ...

Smithsonian researcher Ingrid Romero studies fossil pollen to reconstruct ancient climates and predict future changes Erin Wunderlich Researcher Ingrid Romero holds a case full of pollen slides at the ...

As the seasonal allergy season is underway, a new study by HouseFresh revealed the U.S. states and cities that suffer from the worst allergies and pollen levels ...