Recent White Stripes News: How The Zebra Got Its Stripes - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 Bold black and white stripes might help zebras evade disease-carrying flies but that's not the only benefit. Zebra stripes seen as bug defense - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 BUDAPEST, Hungary, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A zebra's black and white stripes, puzzling biologists for centuries, may have been an evolutionary defense against biting insects, Hungarian researchers say. Why zebras have black and white stripes - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 According to researchers, this pattern of narrow stripes makes zebras "unattractive" to the flies. Jack White steps out solo with new album - Mon, 30 Jan 2012 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The White Stripes frontman Jack White said on Monday that he will debut a solo album, "Blunderbuss," on April 24, with entirely new songs written by him and embodying his own sense of self-expression. "I've put off making records under my own name for a long time but these songs feel like they could only be presented under my name. These songs were written from scratch ... Zebras have black-and-white stripes to keep horse flies at bay, claim researchers - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 Lund University researchers say that the stripes, which are unique to each animal, are unappetising to the hungry pests, which spread lethal blood diseases.
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