Imagine trying to tell identical twins apart just by looking at their fingerprints. That's how challenging it can be for scientists to distinguish the tiny powdery pollen grains produced by fir, ...

Tree pollen sensitization varies by sex, age, diagnoses of atopic conditions, urbanization, and ecoregion in the US, a study ...

Researchers at UT Arlington and other universities developed an artificial intelligence system capable of distinguishing between fir, spruce and pine tree pollen with 99% accuracy. The University of ...

After a weekend of very high tree pollen counts and cedar fever, this week might not be as bad. Here's what you can do if you ...

Tree pollen — that springtime scourge that coats cars in yellow dust and sends allergy sufferers running to the pharmacy — typically abates by late May in upstate New York. But this spring’s bloom is ...

Sometimes called the "most hated tree in Texas," the Ashe Juniper, commonly called "mountain cedar," is at its highest misery ...

Artificial light from cities extends the allergy season by disrupting plants’ natural timing, increasing pollen exposure for city residents.

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Allergies have been rampant through early spring, but signs are pointing to conditions getting worse over the next few weeks. Tree pollen is normally the first allergen to ...

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 ...