Pollen Grains Preserve Clues About the Earth From the Time When an Asteroid Struck 66 Million Years Ago Nature carried with it the traces of a past time, and every inch of its being revealed ...

Researchers have developed a new quantitative -- rather than qualitative -- method of identifying pollen grains that is certainly nothing to sneeze at.

Researchers have developed a new quantitative -- rather than qualitative -- method of identifying pollen grains that is certainly nothing to sneeze at.

The specialized field of forensic palynology has been slow to garner worldwide momentum. With many advantages over other biological avenues of evidence, why is this technique so under-utilized and who ...

Dallas Mildenhall is one of the world's few forensic pollen experts. He recently identified a rare, mutated pollen grain that helped police crack a murder case in his native New Zealand.

Pollen is everywhere this week, coating cars, patios, and more. Here's what to know about pine pollen season in Massachusetts.

Pollen analysis is a powerful method for reconstructing historical ecosystems. Preserved pollen grains in lakebeds and peat bogs offer detailed records of past plant communities. Since plant ...

The pollen count is very high in Massachusetts, with allergy season kicking into high gear.

Pollen grains achieve the proper state of desiccation by folding in on themselves as they dry, which reduces the rate of water loss (and also accommodates the reduced volume of water, making the ...