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Pollen

Leydy Pech considers traditional Maya beekeeping an "ancestral" calling.

The Keeper of Sacred Bees Who Took on a Giant

To save her native Maya bees and their shrinking forests, Leydy Pech waged a fierce campaign on multiple fronts.

Gemma Tarlach March 23, 2022

The 99-million-year-old beetle, bathed in pollen.

Found: Pollen on a 99-Million-Year-Old Beetle, in Amber

The pollen-dusted beetle pushes back the earliest evidence of insect-flower pollination by 50 million years.

Sabrina Imbler November 19, 2019

Bee hotels are like birdhouses for bees: Wild bees don’t don’t live in hives, so they’re always in need of a suitable habitat.

These Girl Scouts Save Wild Bees, One Homemade 'Hotel' at a Time

They repurposed cardboard boxes, old paper straws, and toilet paper rolls to create homes for local bees.

Rachel Ramirez November 6, 2019

April's pollenpocalypse hanging over the city of Durham, North Carolina.

'Botanical Sexism' Could Be Behind Your Seasonal Allergies

More diversity in city trees would probably be a good thing.

Sabrina Imbler May 17, 2019

Khirret

This pollen-based candy comes from the marshes of southern Iraq.

First Honeybees in California

San Jose, California

First Honey Bees in California

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

Islamabad: Allergy Capital of the World

Sarah Laskow May 15, 2015