Traditional white-striped bodypainting practiced by indigenous communities mimics zebra stripes to reduce the number of potentially harmful horsefly bites a person receives by up to 10-fold, according ...
DAVIS, Calif. (KGO) -- Scientists at University of California, Davis say they've solved one of nature's most troubling riddles -- why zebras have black and white stripes. The scientists say that ...
A researcher who studied fingernail growth and a group that explored whether painting zebra-like stripes on cows reduced fly bites are among the winners of this year's Ig Nobels The Ig Nobel Prize for ...