Though they are well known parts of popular culture, electric eels remain something of a mystery to most of us. And there’s ...

Most of us have probably used a 9-volt battery. They power small household items such as clocks, smoke detectors, and toys. Now think about what you could power with 860 volts. It’s 95 times the ...

Researchers discovered that electric eels, the biggest power-making creature on Earth, can release enough electricity to genetically modify small fish larvae. The electric eel is the biggest ...

Electric eels are one of those creatures you hear about as a kid and assume must be exaggerated, but they’re […] ...

The electric eel is an amazing animal that can unleash up to 860 volts of electricity. Scientists have now found that the eel's electric current can also lead to the uptake of genetic material by fish ...

In the Amazing Amazon exhibit of the Great Lakes Aquarium lives the most festive and shocking resident- Loki the Electric Eel. His exhibit is set up in a way that senses electrical pulses- you’re able ...

Miguel Wattson, an electric eel that lives at the Tennessee Aquarium, is a multitasker. He eats. He tweets (more on that later). And for his most effortless trick this season, he lights up a Christmas ...

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 ...