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 ...

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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.

Electric eels are one of those creatures you hear about as a kid and assume must be exaggerated, but they’re very real and even more impressive than most people realise. They don’t just give off a ...

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 have discovered that electric eels can alter the genes of tiny fish larvae with their electric shock. Their findings help to better understand electroporation, a method by which genes can ...

Electric eels and police officers may not have much in common, but during Tuesday’s Science Bowl match, Cora Rice Elementary School students made an electrifying connection — tasers — that secured ...