It can tell us about vegetation, climate and even human activity through time. Pollen grains are far more than allergens — ...

Palynologists who study tiny pollen fossils share 4 stories found in grains that fell hundreds to millions of years ago.

The fossil pollen shows how ancient societies transformed their landscapes ... capsules that may one day tell future inhabitants about Earth’s environmental changes. This article has been ...

If you are sneezing this spring, you are not alone. Every year, plants release billions of pollen grains into the air, specks of male reproductive material that many of us notice only when we get ...

Breakthrough discovery of 123-million-year-old pollen grains in Portugal pushes back flowering plant evolution by 2 million ...

A 14.6-million-year-old fossilized Leioproctus bee has been discovered, calling into question current theories about ...

As a result, by 100 million years ago, the forests of Victoria included an open conifer-dominated forest canopy. The ...

Trees have long occupied a sacred place in Japanese culture. In the fast pace of the 21st century, however, they're ...

A study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters has uncovered evidence of an extreme ancient solar storm ...

Water reshapes Earth through slow, powerful erosion, carving intricate landscapes like caves and pinnacles in soluble rocks ...