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Students who took exams on days with pollen in the air scored slightly lower, according to a study linking allergies to test performance.

Pollen exposure is linked to poorer exam results taken at the end of secondary (high) school (matriculation), with the effects especially noticeable in subjects involving math, including physics and ...