Charlotte HartleyWith their dazzling metallic hue, the blue fruits of the laurustinus shrub (Viburnum tinus), a flowering plant popular in gardens across Europe, are a sight to behold.

But it’s what lies beneath the surface that’s caught the attention of scientists in a new study.Researchers viewed samples of the fruit tissue through an electron microscope to examine their internal structure.

They found no blue pigment as is typical in other blue fruits such as blueberries—just layers and layers of blobs. These blobs turned out to be tiny droplets of fat, arranged in a manner that reflects blue light—a phenomenon known as “structural color”—the team reports today in Current Biology.Below the fat droplets lies another layer of dark red.

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PHILADELPHIA - Pop up showers and thunderstorms will impact areas across the region on Wednesday through Thursday as temperatures begin to cool off.The National Weather Service has issued a region-wide Flash Flood Warning until 11 a.m. Scattered rain will begin with isolated spots in west of the city and in southern New Jersey.

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What’s next for college football after cancellations? 5 key questions moving forward

The Big Ten and Pac-12 officially canceled their fall football seasons, citing that the medical risks posed by COVID-19 were too great.Those leagues will attempt to play football in the spring.But the other Power 5 conferences that make insane money on the sport -- the ACC, Big 12 and SEC -- announced they are still forging on and will continue to prepare for their seasons, essentially trying to buy more time to see how they can still play games in the midst of the pandemic.The arguments and debates will rage on in the coming weeks.Here are five key questions as to what could come next for college football and the Power 5 conferences.Each league cited safety for players and medical hurdles that are too high to clear, based on conversations

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Explained: What's keeping Washington from a coronavirus deal

COVID-19 relief deal would generate an agreement soon are fizzling, with both the Trump administration negotiating team and top congressional Democrats adopting hard lines and testy attitudes.Now that President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive edicts and the national political conventions are set to begin, consuming the attention of both Trump and top Democrats, the talks seem to be on an indefinite pause.The urgency has evaporated now that rank-and-file lawmakers have been set free for the August recess, and while both sides still want an agreement — and pressure is likely to remain high — it's looking more like a September legislating effort than an August one.The impasse leaves millions of jobless people without a USD

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NHL pushes game back a day after Lightning, Blue Jackets go into 5th OT

league to postpone Game 1 between the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes until Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET.

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Wingin' it: Blue Jays win Buffalo debut, top Marlins in 10th

BUFFALO, N.Y. – In the first major league game in Buffalo since 1915, Travis Shaw hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays settled into their new nest with a 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.Barred from playing in Toronto by the Canadian government over concerns about the coronavirus, the wandering Blue Jays spent nearly three weeks on the road before moving into the ballpark of their Triple-A affiliate as their temporary home this year.And in the city famed for wings and beef on weck sandwiches, Toronto made it a tasty home opener at Sahlen Field.

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3,800 exemption cards have been issued in wake of Edmonton face mask bylaw

COVID-19 task team, said Tuesday. City of Edmonton offering mask bylaw exemption cards to those with conditions The exemption program started Saturday, when cards became available at city-run recreation centres.

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Bull riding a ‘pretty big adrenaline rush’ for Saskatoon family during coronavirus pandemic

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Boli Bolingoli outrage leads SPFL to push through new coronavirus breach rules

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Fed-up archaeologists aim to fix ‘frat party’ atmosphere at field schools

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U.S., Canadian authorities warn against annual ‘Float Down’ near Sarnia, Ont.

Canada-U.S. border are warning people not to participate in an annual tubing party this Sunday on the river that separates Sarnia, Ont., from Port Huron, Mich.The so-called Float Down, which is more than 30 years old, sees thousands of people float on inner tubes and rafts down the St.

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When does the extra $400 unemployment benefit start?

President Trump on Saturday signed an executive action promising an extra $400 in weekly unemployment benefits, a potential lifeline for the millions of Americans who lost their jobs a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Trump's efforts to partially restore the sweetened jobless benefits, which expired at the end of July, hinges on cash-strapped states being able to adapt a new unemployment system and fund one-fourth of the aid.CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE KTVU NEWSLETTERStates have two options to fund the $100 share they owe: They could count the first $100 they already pay in standard, weekly benefits to meet that requirement. That could mean the aid is reduced to $300 a week for some out-of-work Americans — half of what they were

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Ruling keeps NCAA from limiting some athlete compensation

WASHINGTON – A court decision the NCAA says will hurt college sports by allowing certain student-athletes to be paid “vast sums” of money as “educational expenses” will go into effect after the Supreme Court declined Tuesday to intervene at this point.Justice Elena Kagan denied the NCAA's request to put a lower court ruling on hold at least temporarily while the NCAA asks the Supreme Court to take up the case. It plans to do so by mid-October.Kagan declined to put on hold a ruling from the U.S.

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Bill Cosby sex assault appeal takes on non-prosecution deal

PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby's lawyers are arguing in a new appeals filing that it was "fundamentally unfair" to let prosecutors use Cosby's damaging deposition from a sex accuser's lawsuit against him at trial.The filing made Tuesday largely focuses on what Cosby believes was a binding promise from a district attorney that he wouldn't be charged in the case.A spokeswoman for the Montgomery County district attorney's office isn't commenting but says prosecutors will file a response within a month.The 83-year-old Cosby is serving a three to 10-year prison term for three counts of felony sex assault.___For the latest local news, sports and weather, download the FOX 29 News app.AdvertisementDOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP

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Senior U.S. lawmaker wants National Academies to scrutinize racism in science

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Covid-19: 35 additional cases, one new death

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‘We all bleed the same color’: Why do Black women in the UK experience disparities in gynecological care?

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American Airlines extends its policy on waiving change fees through the end of the year

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WGA West Tells Members "Do Not Sign" COVID-19 Liability Waivers

The Writers Guild of America West is making its position clear on COVID-19 liability waivers. In an email sent to members on Monday, the guild told members unequivocally not to sign these waivers, which exempt employers from liability for an employee contracting COVID-19 or incurring medical bills as a result of work they perform while employed by them.

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Will Americans get a second $1,200 stimulus check? What we know

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LEADING OFF: Blue Jays debut in Buffalo; Clevinger out

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Lawsuit filed against ‘Tiger King’ star Carole Baskin over millionaire husband’s disappearance

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No new hospital Covid-19 deaths reported in Greater Manchester for fourth day in a row

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Spain's real-life blue Smurf village bans swimming to halt coronavirus

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Bill Gates thinks coronavirus could end in many countries next year

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Coronavirus: Trump says White House officials will speak with Democrats about stimulus if ‘not a waste of time’

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Bill Gates says US coronavirus testing has ‘mind-blowing’ problems

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Astros, A's clear benches, empty seats; Oak wins 9th in row

OAKLAND, Calif. – Benches cleared and even the stands emptied during Oakland's 7-2 victory over the Astros on Sunday, tempers flaring at last between the AL West rivals months after Houston’s sign-stealing scandal was brought to light by Oakland pitcher Mike Fiers.The Athletics' ninth straight win was far overshadowed by what erupted in the seventh inning at the Coliseum.Oakland’s Ramon Laureano got hit by a pitch — for the third time in the three-game series — this one by Humberto Castellanos with one out in the seventh.

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Astros, Athletics clear benches as rivals' tempers flare

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City of Edmonton offering mask bylaw exemption cards to those with conditions

city’s mandatory mask bylaw while in public spaces.According to Ward 3 City Coun. Jon Dziadyk, the exemption card program was officially launched this weekend at a series of recreation centres around the city.“What we have developed is a card system that will indicate to those challenging someone not wearing a mask that they indeed are exempt,” Dziadyk said Sunday.

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4-base error on ball over fence helps Rangers top Angels 7-3

ARLINGTON, Texas – Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jo Adell was charged with a rare four-base error when a fly ball from Texas' Nick Solak popped out of the rookie's glove and flew the few remaining feet over the fence in the Rangers' 7-3 win Sunday.The play was initially ruled a home run for Solak, but the official scorer changed it to an error after consulting with the Elias Sports Bureau. Elias said it wasn't aware of any precedent for a four-base error on a ball that went over the fence.Solak, who had two hits and scored three runs, lifted a deep but fairly routine fly to right with two outs in the fifth inning.

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County commissioners support open carry of guns, lowering minimum gun purchase age from 21 to 18

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard County commissioners have come out in support of a change in Florida Statute to allowing gun owners in the state to openly carry their weapons, as long as they have a concealed weapons permit, News 6 partner Florida Today reports.Commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday night in favor of a resolution introduced by Chair Bryan Lober, urging the six-member Brevard delegation to the Florida Legislature to push for such a change in the 2021 legislative session.The resolution also included an amendment, introduced by Commissioner John Tobia, to reverse the portions of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act that increased the minimum age to purchase firearms in Florida from 18 to 21."This is an easy

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Aberdeen coronavirus testing relief as Derek McInnes' side get Accies all-clear

Aberdeen ’s squad and coaching staff has been given the all-clear after the latest batch of COVID-19 testing. The Dons are confident that Wednesday’s home match with Hamilton will go ahead, as scheduled.

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For pandemic jobless, the only real certainty is uncertainty

For three decades, Kelly Flint flourished as a corporate travel agent, sending everyone from business titans to oil riggers around the planet. Then came the worst pandemic in a century, leaving her jobless and marooned in an uncertain economy.Furloughed since March, Flint has dipped into her retirement account to pay her bills, frustrated that her $600 weekly emergency federal aid payments have expired.

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Trump signs executive orders on payroll tax, evictions, and unemployment bonus

U.S. President Donald Trump signed several executive orders on Saturday after talks on the latest coronavirus stimulus bill failed.

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Trump to sign coronavirus relief executive orders Saturday to help unemployed Americans, renters

President Trump will sign executives orders Saturday aimed at delivering relief to Americans struggling with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Fox News has learned.Trump is expected to announce the presidential action during a 3:30 p.m news conference at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, N.J., before heading to the Hamptons for fundraising events.Trump blamed Democrats Friday for the coronavirus deal stalemate in Congress and said he'd take matters into his own hands. Earlier this week, he previewed executive orders that would extend enhanced federal unemployment benefits, suspend payroll taxes until the end of the year, extend a moratorium on evictions and help with student loan payments.RELATED: Virus aid talks

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Cellular structure that may play critical role in Covid-19 replication identified

Berlin: Scientists have identified a structure in host cells which the novel coronavirus likely uses to synthesise components that will be assembled into fully infectious viruses, an advance which may lead to the development of new drugs against COVID-19.The study, published in the journal Science Advances, uncovers a coronavirus-specific structure in cells, which may act as a target for much-needed antiviral strategies against this family of viruses.According to the scientists, including those from the Leibnitz Institute of Experimental Virology in Germany, coronaviruses replicate their large genomes in the host cell's cytosol -- the jelly-like material in which the components of the cell are suspended.They said the viruses replicate by

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Long Friday night police chase ends peacefully in Huntington Park

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U.S. adds 1.8 million jobs in July

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