Research suggests zebras may use stripes for temperature regulation. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- A gangrene-inducing bite in Africa, 40 years of curiosity, and backyard ...

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 strange, the sort of markings found ...

Horses wearing zebra coats on a farm in Britain. The animals weren’t attending a masquerade. They were dressed for studies investigating a mystery that has puzzled scientists for more than a century.

Why zebras have stripes is a question that has puzzled people for more than 100 years. Some of the ideas suggested for their black-and-white markings were: a form of camouflage; a way to confuse ...