Stripe patterns are commonly seen in nature—for instance, birds and fish move in coordinated flocks and schools, fingerprints form unique designs, and zebras can be identified by their distinctive ...

Dismissed as a natural phenomenon for more than a century, red stripes on a rock in Wales have been found to be the oldest ...

A new secretive species of hermit crab living in crevices shared with moray eels and flaming reef lobsters, has been discovered in the southern Caribbean. The striped color pattern reminded the author ...

Animal patterns are a source of endless fascination, and now researchers have worked out how zebrafish develop their stripes. Animal patterns -- the stripes, spots and rosettes seen in the wild -- are ...

The Brier Island Lighthouse on the coast of Nova Scotia boasts a bold white and red striped pattern. Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers a listener question about the natural world. This ...