A new artificial intelligence (AI) system can now separate fir, spruce, and pine pollen. The achievement promises sharper ...

From sending more pollen airborne to breaking up pollen grains, which lets them penetrate deeper into your lungs, the wind is ...

Evolution has fostered many reproductive strategies across the spectrum of life. From dandelions to giraffes, nature finds a ...

Imagine trying to tell identical twins apart just by looking at their fingerprints. That's how challenging it can be for ...

Pollen analysis is a powerful method for reconstructing historical ecosystems. Preserved pollen grains in lakebeds and peat ...

That's how challenging it can be for scientists to distinguish the tiny powdery pollen grains produced by fir, spruce and pine trees. But a new artificial intelligence system is making that task a ...

The Midlands often experience very severe grass pollen seasons. The inland location means that airflow from every direction carries pollen on dry days. Lower Pollen Count Areas in the Midlands ...

Warmer climates in central Europe and North America, for instance, will contribute to the spread of ragweed, a highly allergenic species that can require just one pollen grain per cubic metre of ...

With little consequence to the majority of humanity, the microscopic pollen grains that are the seeds of the next generation for trees, grasses, and ragweed fill the air more or less from the spring ...