The electric eel, or Electrophorus electricus , is one of nature's most electrifying creatures. Native to the murky waters of South America, these fascinating animals are known for their ability to ...

The lying starts with their name. 1. Electric eels aren’t actually eels. They’re members of the knife fish family. 2. The critters are native to South American rivers, but they don’t spend all their ...

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 ...

Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on topics from zoology and psychology to herpetology.View full profile Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology ...

So it turns out that The Princess Bride was actually pretty scientifically accurate. At least when it comes to the eels. Remember those guys? The shrieking eels would get louder as they approached ...

One Volta’s electric eel — able to subdue small fish with an 860-volt jolt — is scary enough. Now imagine over 100 eels swirling about, unleashing coordinated electric attacks. “This is hugely ...

A recent email inquiring if an electric eel can kill a person jolted my memory and I recalled an encounter I wrote about several years ago. I was 11 years old, behind the scenes at the Fort Worth Zoo ...

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - An electric eel underwent surgery at Zoo Miami. Tesla, a 17-year-old eel from Peru, developed several growths that needed to be removed. Electric eels can generate ...

A recent study has found that the electricity produced by an electric eel’s discharge is strong enough to cause the transfer of genetic material from the environment into the cells of nearby animals.

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

It has generally been thought that electric eels are purely solitary animals, which stalk prey on their own. Now, however, scientists have described seeing the creatures hunting in packs – which only ...