At the end of the last ice age, a spike in the growth of vegetation may have created so much pollen that woolly mammoths were ...

A boom in vegetation at the end of the last ice age may have created so much pollen, it blocked mammoths' sense of smell. A ...

Pollen not only plays a role in allergies, but also influences the local weather. Especially in spring, when large amounts are released, it contributes to the formation of ice in clouds, which can ...

Bacteria that live in soil and help roots fix nitrogen can boost certain plants' capacity to reproduce, according to an ...

A surge of pollen in spring can affect the formation of clouds and rainfall, according to a new study. The authors say that, ...

A recent study suggests that pollen allergies may have contributed to the woolly mammoths' extinction by impairing their sense of smell and communication during crucial mating periods.

Pollen blasts from Hypenea macrantha flowers knock competitors’ pollen off hummingbird beaks To see if the projectile pollen blew away the competition, evolutionary ecologist Bruce Anderson and ...

This fall, doctors in New England are gaining a better understanding of pollen and other airborne allergies, thanks to a new ...

An international collaborative effort by a team of chemists and zoologists has uncovered clues indicating that woolly ...

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center announced the launch of New England's first pollen-counting station this week. The third ...