Though it may seem like we’ve got it all figured out, there are still plenty of wonderful mysteries left in the world. While we may never know the meaning of life, or how the Earth was formed, we now ...

How the zebra got its stripes may no longer be relegated to legends. The mystery has puzzled the scientific community for years, and British biologist Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin famously ...

So this zebra walks into a bar—no, really! It was on a recent Saturday afternoon at Butler’s, a fine New York City watering hole, when a gent walked in wearing a referee’s jersey, complete with the ...

UC Davis scientists have learned why zebras, like these three Burchell's zebras huddling together in Kenya, have stripes. (Thinkstock/photo) Why zebras have black and white stripes is a question that ...

If you’ve always thought of a zebra’s stripes as offering some type of camouflaging protection against predators, it’s time to think again, suggest scientists at the University of Calgary and UC Davis ...

Zebra stripes are striking and beautiful, but what purpose do they serve? A new study suggests the stripes help the animals fight off biting flies, which can transmit disease. This contradicts a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Most mammals, Tim Caro says, are “rather boringly colored, drab browns and grays.” But zebras? Far from it. Their stripes are stark, beautiful and decidedly ...

Zebras are famous for their contrasting black and white stripes—but until very recently no one really knew why they sport their unusual striped pattern. It's a question that's been discussed as far ...

Zebras have a lovely black and white coat. But which colour is on top of which, remains a mystery. Is it white over black or black over white? Even looking very carefully at the animal does not give ...

Brenda Larison's research mentioned in this article was funded by the National Geographic Society. How the zebra got its stripes might at first seem like an esoteric question. But it has fascinated ...