Pollen

Scientists in Singapore have come up with a new type of soft, pliable particle they say can be used as building blocks for a new generation of green and biocompatible materials, all by using pollen as a starting point.

A large percentage of the world's food production relies on bee pollination - but what do we do when the bees can't be relied on? US startup Dropcopter has just demonstrated that it can deliver a 25-60 percent boost in pollination rates using autonomous drones to pick up where the bees left off.

A company in Japan has release an iPhone app to tell you the latest pollen count.