Despite its playful nickname, the "blue sausage fruit" has nothing to do with meat. Known as Decaisnea fargesii, it is a shrub found in mountain forests and shaded ravines stretching across western ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The quandong’s fruit appear intensely blue, but without ...

Its unique nanoscale layers reflect blue light, helping it attract birds for seed dispersal. Scientists have long believed that truly blue fruits do not exist in nature. Even common "blue" foods such ...

Scientists have identified a fruit that looks truly blue. It grows on a tree called the blue quandong. The blue quandong fruit is found in remote rainforest regions of Australia. Unlike other fruits, ...