From breaking up their body outline to blending into vegetation, a tiger’s stripes play an important role in camouflage. Here’s how these distinctive patterns help the big cats hunt.

A new algorithm could help scientists better understand how zebrafish get their stripes, as well as how other patterns in nature self-assemble. The iconic stripes of zebrafish are a classic example of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spots, stripes and more: Working out the logic of animal patterns There's a reason fashion designers look to animal prints for ...

After years of pared-back palettes and quiet minimalism, home design is ready to have a little fun again—and stripes are stepping back into the spotlight. This new accent is bold, bright, and ...

Close your eyes—now picture yourself in the warm summer sun in Southern Italy. The sea is glittering and you can smell the refreshing, salty breeze. Sitting in your lounge chair, you’re wrapped in a ...

Kenya, Amboseli National Park, close up of zebra stripes. Scientists aren’t sure, but one theory, dubbed the “motion dazzle hypothesis,” suggests that high-contrast patterns create an optical illusion ...

There’s a reason fashion designers look to animal prints for inspiration. Creatures have evolved a dizzying array of patterns: stripes, spots, diamonds, chevrons, hexagons and even mazelike designs.