Sunspots and solar storms are high-energy releases of particles that can seriously influence our planets geomagnetic field. Animals like whales use the field to navigate our oceans and new research has discovered a fascinating link between solar storms and stranded whales.

There are only two Northern White Rhinos left on the planet and both of them are female; however, there may be hope for the species thanks to new embryo technology which has produced a viable Northern White Rhino embryo.

What happens when you teach Capuchins about wealth and currency? You get a group of gamblers, bank robbers and...prostitutes?

Over the past few years, we have seen wildfires devastate areas of the USA, the Amazon and now, Australia. These fires not only destroy the lives of local people but the wildlife that call those areas home; however, new research suggests that some species may actually benefit from wildfire. Namely, Bats.

Over the past few years, researchers from the University of Georgia have been investigating wildlife around the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Despite the devastation caused by nuclear radiation, numerous species are now thriving in the surrounding areas.

The Great White Shark may be one of the top marine predators, but their blood is as deadly as they are: containing levels of heavy metals that would kill most vertebrates on the planet. Watch the Research Bites video here!

Every plant and animal in an environment modifies how the entire ecosystem functions; however when primates are removed from that ecosystem, it can cause an area to be void of large mammals known as 'Empty Forest Syndrome'.

We have all seen footage of wildlife that has been taken from drones flying hundreds of feet in the air, but we don't consider what effect these filming technologies have on the animals themselves.

Personality can affect a variety of things including our patterns of movement; however, this also applies to bears. New research has investigated this in central Sweden and found out some amazing things!

Our pollinators are some of the most important animals in the entire world; however, they are suffering from extreme food shortages at certain times of the year.