The FDA has approved an aqueous extract of the blue petals of butterfly pea flower (Clitoria ternatea) – a plant native to Southeast Asia – as a color additive exempt from certification following a ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Butterfly pea flower will give you the blues. “Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love ...

With a name as delicate as its flavor, butterfly pea tea has taken the world by storm. The unique color-morphing beverage—which can transform from deep indigo to sky blue, depending on how long (and ...

With a splash of lemon juice, the natural pigments in butterfly pea tea transform from blue to purple — all while packing the beverage with health benefits. Kirsten writes for Shape, where she uses ...

There’s a small crowd hovering over the seacliff buckwheat in a native plant garden outside of the Point Vicente Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos Verdes. They’re looking for the El Segundo Blue ...

The morpho butterfly flashes perhaps the most stunning blue in the animal kingdom. But here's the weird bit: That's no pigment. It's actually a trick of light, thanks to some fancy nano-level ...

At Van Duzer Vineyards, a long-running habitat restoration project has helped revive the endangered Fender’s blue ...

Next to one of the world’s busiest airports, thousands of solo flights tend to take place each summer, hidden in plain sight. That’s because Los Angeles World Airports, which governs LAX, handles more ...