What do zebras have to do with the structure of the cosmos? Imagine a single zebra in your mind. With twitching ears, tufted hair, and a visual interference pattern wrapped over muscle and skin, the ...

Debate has long raged over the reasons for a zebra's stripes, with scientists spending decades theorizing over the evolutionary causes for the animal's iconic patterns. A new study has shed further ...

New research published in the Journal of Natural History indicates that zebras' stripes are used to control body temperature after all - and reveals for the first time a new mechanism for how this may ...

A zebra mare that had been on the loose in the woods near Snoqualmie and North Bend since escaping a transport truck Sunday was safely captured Friday evening. Head here for more on the recovery of ...

The findings may have implications in technology, researchers said. Scientists believe they may have solved the mystery of why zebras have stripes. Zebras likely evolved to have stripes in order to ...

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 ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Prince George's County officials have revealed a new plan that they hope will lead to capturing two zebras that have been on the loose since the beginning of September. Three ...

Four zebras escaped a trailer and were running amok on the roads of Washington state this weekend – and it took the state patrol and a former rodeo bullfighter to wrangle them back to safety. Rick ...