Cedar fever is an allergic reaction caused by mountain cedar (juniper trees), often overlapping symptoms with an intense cold or the flu. Cedar season typically peaks during the winter months so it's ...

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. L.A.-based Exploding Kittens and founder Elan Lee add a big dose of “fun” into “fundamentally changing a business ...

Pollen collected by bees carries good bacteria that naturally fight infections. Scientists believe these hidden helpers could lead to safer, more natural ways to protect hives and crops. Credit: ...

Smithsonian researcher Ingrid Romero studies fossil pollen to reconstruct ancient climates and predict future changes Erin Wunderlich Researcher Ingrid Romero holds a case full of pollen slides at the ...

Traditional chemical sunscreens can damage coral reefs. Scientists say there's a fix using one derived from tea plant pollen. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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A team of researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is digitizing images of pollen from more than18,000 plant species from the tropics. These images are being used to train a ...

Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe receives funding from the National Science Foundation, American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Fund, and International Continental Scientific Drilling Program. She is ...

Pollen season has kicked into high gear in Boston. If you are an allergy sufferer, this is not breaking news to you. It is hard not to notice how green everything has gotten. All of a sudden, the ...