As climate change extends pollen seasons, corresponding shifts in windy days are creating the perfect pollen storm.

Clearly, pollination truly does rely on the birds and the bees, as well as insects, to fulfill plant reproduction. They are ...

To make matters worse, increasing storm activity may be doing more than just transporting pollen. Storms can also break apart ...

The short answer is yes, as warmer temps and other environmental changes have led to more abundant and intense pollen levels, ...

Since wind is the vector of airborne pollen, windier conditions can also make allergies worse. Pollen remains airborne for ...

Pollinators are animals that visit flowers, usually attracted by the promise ... the pollen grain germinates and burrows its way to meet the ovule of the recipient, fusing to create an embryo ...

Flowers have a way of doing that ... germinates and grows a tube down through the style and ovary and into the ovule, where fertilization occurs and a seed begins to grow. Casting pollen to ...

Wind doesn’t require a showy flower nor a nectar reward ... pollen grain landing in the right location – the stigma or ovule of another plant of the same species – is infinitesimally ...