Researchers are studying pollen grains for applications across medicine and engineering. Martin Siepmann/. At first glance, ...

It's common knowledge that rain helps flowers bloom. But new research suggests the opposite may also be true: Pollen from flowers could help form clouds and bring about rain. In a study published ...

This microgel, Cho believes, could be a versatile building block for many eco-friendly materials, including paper, film, and ...

But compared to regular clouds, SPPs and pollen form smaller, more numerous clouds that tend to hold onto their precipitation, helping trap in radiant heat and contributing to climate change.

Plants with multiple sets of chromosomes, known as polyploids, are salt- tolerant or drought- resistant and often achieve higher yields. However, newly formed polyploid plants are often sterile or ...

It cakes our cars in yellow powder every spring and taunts allergy sufferers for months on end, but pollen is more than just plant sperm. New research has determined when pollen comes of age and ...

Scientists have found that previous experiments have underestimated the numbers of subpollen particles (SPPs) produced by pollen grains, known to be involved in cloud seeding, and could impact climate ...