No, you’re not imagining it. Over roughly the last week, Raleigh has recorded two separate tree pollen levels higher than any recorded since 1999. That’s showing up on car hoods, on sidewalks and in ...

Question: On the news, I have seen amazing pictures of the clouds of pine tree pollen in North Carolina. Why is there so much this spring? Is there something wrong with the trees? Why are the trees ...

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, ...

IF THAT’S PART OF YOUR MORNING DRIVE. I’M SURE YOU’VE BEEN SEEING CARS COVERED IN POLLEN. MAYBE YOU’RE ALLERGIES ARE STARTING TO AFFECT YOU SINUSES ISSUES LIKE SNEEZING AND RUNNY NOSES. I’M CERTAINLY ...

One of the warmest winters on record in our part of the state led to an early appearance of that vernal vexation — pollen — which Mother Nature applies like the first layer of a powder coat paint job.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality this season reported the two highest tree pollen levels since it started measuring them in 1999. Here, pollen sits on rain drops on the trunk of a car in ...