Most people instinctively think of cherry blossoms while discussing spring in Japan. Although the beautiful flowers are a well-known occurrence, there is one location close to Tokyo that has similarly ...

True blue flowers have an almost otherworldly look – so vivid it’s easy to imagine they’ve been AI-generated. Blue is the rarest color in nature, and most “blue” flowers actually lean purple, so when ...

At a dinner party, or in the schoolyard, the question of favourite colour frequently results in an answer of “blue”. Why is it that humans are so fond of blue? And why does it seem to be so rare in ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. There's a reason the intensely blue orchid flowers ...