A group of divers witnessed an exceptionally rare sight while exploring the waters of Indonesia: a ribbon eel rippling ...

In an effort to create a power source for future implantable technologies, a team of researchers developed an electric eel-inspired device that produced 110 volts from gels filled with water, called ...

As the world’s need for large amounts of portable energy grows at an ever-increasing pace, many innovators have sought to replace current battery technology with something better. Italian physicist ...

In something straight out of a comic book, electric eels may be able to shoot DNA into other animals when they zap them with electricity. The electric eel can release up to 860 volts of electricity, ...

Few people would consider willingly getting shocked by an electric eel, but one bold biologist subjected himself repeatedly to the zaps in the name of science. "We've known these animals give off a ...

Meet an electric eel at the Houston Zoo! It sends out electrical pulses to find food. Meet an electric eel at the Houston Zoo! Although it is called an eel, it is actually a relative of the catfish.

Divers froze when this electric-blue eel drifted into view. What we know about the California birthday party shooting that ...

New artificial organs may have a familiar, slimy face to thank for their near-future tech: electric eels. In a study published today in Nature, researchers at University of Fribourg in Switzerland and ...

The first electric eel was discovered by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus, well before the invention of the light bulb. In fact, the discovery of the electric eel is credited, in part with stimulating ...

A newly-identified eel living in the Amazon basin can deliver record-breaking electric jolts, according to a study published Tuesday. Researchers at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History ...