From pollen forecasting, honey analysis and climate-related changes in plant-pollinator interactions, analyzing pollen plays an important role in many areas of research. Microscopy is still the gold ...

This scanning electron microscope image shows bee pollen studied for potential use as electrodes for lithium-ion batteries. Color was added to the original black-and-white image. (Purdue University ...

A pollination biologist from Stellenbosch University in South Africa is using quantum dots to track the fate of individual pollen grains. This is breaking new ground in a field of research that has ...

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. These images are being used to train a ...

Dr. Charles Barnes / Children's Mercy Hospital, Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Department Every morning, Dr. Charles Barnes treks up to the roof of Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., to ...

Those of us who suffer from seasonal allergies might not think the words “pollen” and “heart” belong together. But the close-up view that Chimara Stancill captured of the pollen-production center in a ...

After a warm weekend, tree pollen levels have exploded in southeast Wisconsin."Everyone always thinks this year is the worst," Dr. Gary Steven said.Although pollen isn't at record-breaking levels, it ...

While pollen levels this summer are about where they were last year, they've gone up about 20 to 25% over the last two ...

Certified counters from Atlanta Allergy & Asthma wake up early and physically count the number of pollen particles on a glass slide, which has been outside for 24 hours prior. The number you see on ...

From pollen forecasting, honey analysis and climate-related changes in plant-pollinator interactions, analysing pollen plays an important role in many areas of research. Microscopy is still the gold ...