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 ...

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 ...

Zebras evolved black-and-white stripes to confuse predators by creating an optical illusion when the animals move, scientists say. While different theories have been put forward to address this ...

The stinging, disease-spreading bite of a blood-sucking horsefly may be the key to the mystery surrounding how zebras got their stripes. Findings of a new European study suggest that zebras evolved ...

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 ...

Where did zebras get their stripes? The answer to that is evolution, but that is a general answer for how any organism has the traits it has. A better question would be: "Why does a zebra have stripes ...

Last summer, a series of rather unusual water-filled canisters were left to bake in the northern Hungarian sun. Each barrel was outfitted with a different skin: white, black, brown, gray or ...

A zebra foal named Tira drew immediate attention in Kenya’s Maasai Mara when he showed up with white spots instead of stripes. The pattern isn’t a trick of the light or a research tag—it’s a rare ...