In the forests, fields, and backyards of North America, the striped skunk is an unmistakable sight. Its bold black-and-white ...

A new study suggests that thick black zebra stripes evolved to help these mammals stay cool in the plains of Africa, not to avoid predators and biting flies as previous studies have suggested.

It’s an age old question: Why do zebras have stripes? There are many theories, four, according to a new study. The issue isn’t so black and white, it seems.

Scientists claim to have finally solved the mystery why zebras evolved their distinctive black and white stripes -- to keep blood-sucking flies at bay.