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NEWS ABOUT: pollen

pollen stories: 3 news summaries

Global Warming Changes Thoreau's Walden

27% of species have disappeared from Mass. pond author made famous

Oct 28, 08 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - While living at Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau collected detailed data on the plant species native to Concord, Mass. Scientists studying climate change have compared those records to present-day biodiversity—and found chilling evidence of global warming’s effects, the Boston Globe reports. 27% of the species Thoreau documented are... More »

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climate change • global warming • plants • global temperature • biodiversity • pollen • Henry David Thoreau • Walden Pond

 Mac's Illness
 Spotlights
 Sarcoidosis 

Immune disorder could be behind comedian's hospitalization

Aug 5, 08 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bernie Mac is in the hospital, and although his publicists deny it, the pneumonia for which the comedian's being treated may have something to do with sarcoidosis, the Chicago Tribune reports. The rare immune system disorder has been in remission since 2005. More »

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disease • immune system • sarcoidosis • lung disease • pollen • Bernie Mac • lymph nodes

Season Springs Forward as Climate Warms Up

Bees are buzzing, trees are flowering, and biologists are worrying

Mar 20, 08 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today is officially the first day of spring, but spring has been gradually shifting into winter, the AP reports. Signs of spring—trees flowering, animals coming out of hibernation—are coming earlier every year. The shifting season has biologists seriously worried. "The alarm clock that all the plants and... More »

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climate change • weather • global warming • allergy • biologists • seasons • flowers • pollen

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