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 ...

Slabs of fat help give Viburnum tinus its gleam. By Veronique Greenwood Big, leafy viburnum bushes have lined yards in the United States and Europe for decades — their domes of blossoms have an ...

BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have revealed that different fruit colors are significant to the large-scale dispersal, distribution and diversification of plants. The discovery is ...

New evidence supports the idea that plants owe their rainbow of fruit colors to the different animals that eat them. Researchers first had to get past the fact that most animals don't see colors quite ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Red plums. Green melons. Purple figs. Ripe fruits come in an array of greens, yellows, oranges, browns, reds and purples. Scientists say they have new evidence that plants owe their ...

The rainbows colors of fruit are actually a secret message designed to attract animals, researchers say. Since the late 1800's researchers have speculated that the colors of fleshy fruits evolved to ...

When it comes to appeasing your eyes while being mindful of your health, there’s nothing better than a platter full of colorful fruits! Pick a couple of red apples, bring in a few yellow bananas, put ...

Fruits come in a glorious rainbow of colors. Raspberries, kumquats, lemons, avocados, blueberries, figs; the colorful array rivals a 96-pack of Crayola crayons. But scientists have long debated ...