A peregrine falcon with dark stripes under its eyes that protect it from solar glare. Javier Fernandez Sanchez/Getty Images. There are 39 species of falcon in the world. They occur on all ...

As scientists studying falcons, we have always been fascinated by the dramatic dark stripes beneath their eyes (malar stripes). These eye markings don't just define their look—they've long been ...

Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred.

(Tribune News Service) — Russia is struggling to retain two military bases in Syria that have enabled it to project influence in the Middle East and Africa, according to a person in Moscow ...

Prof Ed Hawkins from the University of Reading, who created the climate stripes diagram, said the figure was a "stark reminder" there was more work to be done to tackle climate change.

“But as has long been established, the White Stripes were singular. They were never like anybody else. What enchants now, upon further reflection, is the disparate threads that all came together ...

Polka dots and stripes are having a moment, but not in the way you might remember. Long tied to retro aesthetics and ultra-feminine charm (think Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman), polka dots have been ...

Tragically, the pedestrian sustained fatal injuries, and the driver fled the scene. At the time of the accident in the Free State, the deceased was wearing black trousers, a blue T-shirt with white ...