Pollia condensata, native to Africa, uses nanoscale-sized structures to produce the most intense color ever studied in biological tissue. Image via PNAS The tiny, rock-hard fruits of Pollia condensata ...

(Phys.org)—The 'brightest' thing in nature, the Pollia condensata fruit, does not get its blue colour from pigment but instead uses structural colour – a method of reflecting light of particular ...

Birds are drawn to the blue berries of the tropical Pollia condensata plant; scientists are just as intrigued with the small shiny fruits. A... A Berry So Shiny, It's Irresistible (And Inedible) That ...

In the forests of central Africa, there’s a plant that looks like it’s growing its own Christmas decorations. Shiny baubles sprout from between its leaves, shimmering in a vibrant metallic blue. Look ...

An African fruit is giving diamonds a run for their money. Tiny glittering berries belonging to the plant Pollia condensata have been labeled the shiniest living things in the world, according to a ...

Have you heard about the East African plant with berries that researchers have declared "the most colorful objects in nature"? Even more brilliant than the exquisite wings of blue morpho butterflies, ...

Pollia condensata looks like it’s wearing holographic nail polish, but it’s a real living fruit that grows that way — in fact, it’s the shiniest living thing in the world. The principle behind P.

Blue is one of the rarest colours in the natural world, particularly in plants, which usually rely on chemical pigments to create vibrant hues. Yet a small African berry known as Pollia condensata ...

Scientists have found nature's way of creating color that never fades, a technique they say could replace pigments used in industry with natural plant extracts in products from food coloring to ...