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Refreshing red, white, and blue fruit salad recipe

Ever since I started my fitness journey, I have been on a constant hunt for dishes that make me miss junk a little less. It ...
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The Only True Blue Fruit on Earth Exists, But It Isn’t Actually Blue

In the tropical forests of Australia and Southeast Asia grows a tree that might just be the champion of blue fruits. Its name? The blue quandong, or Elaeocarpus angustifolius. It boasts an intense, ...
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Blue Sausage Fruit Is The Furthest Thing From Sausage

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. blue sausage fruit pods on tree - guentermanaus/Shutterstock Despite its playful nickname, the ...
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This fruit attracts birds with an unusual way of making itself metallic blue

There's a reason why blue fruits are so rare: the pigment compounds that make fruits blue are relatively uncommon in nature. But the metallic blue fruits of Viburnum tinus, a popular landscaping plant ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Structural Complexity Gives This Fruit Its Metallic Blue Color

Viburnum titus is a common landscaping plant in Europe and the United States, but its blue fruits hadn't been closely studied until now. Photo by Rox Middleton Sometimes, you can find a scientific ...
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This fruit attracts birds with an unusual way of making itself metallic blue

There's a reason why blue fruits are so rare: the pigment compounds that make fruits blue are relatively uncommon in nature. But the metallic blue fruits of Viburnum tinus, a popular landscaping plant ...
Science Daily

This fruit attracts birds with an unusual way of making itself metallic blue

Instead of relying solely on pigments, the metallic blue fruits of Viburnum tinus use structural color to reflect blue light, a mechanism rarely seen in plants. Researchers show that the fruits use ...