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Smithsonian Digitizes Pollen From 18,000 Plant Species

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 ...
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Fig. 3: Scanning electron microscope image of pollen extracted from the fossilised flower Tilia magnasepala (Fig. 1). (IMAGE)

Credit must be given to the creator. Fig. 4: The newly discovered fossil bumblebee Bombus (Kronobombus) messegus. Fig. 5: Fluorescent fossil pollen on the body of the fossil bumble bee Bombus ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Meet the Scientist Digitizing Millions of Fossilized Pollen Grains to Reveal Earth’s Climate History

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 ...