Electric eels are pretty amazing. I wonder if they feel the same way about us? 80 percent of the body of an eel is made up of cells that are a lot like batteries. And those batteries can deliver ...

The ability of electric eels to shock their prey with a 600-volt blast is well known, but exactly how the fish orchestrate their attacks has remained a question as murky as the waters they hunt in.

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 ...

Found in the Amazon rivers, instead of biting or stinging their prey, these creatures release up to 600 volts of electricity.

The electric eel is one of nature’s most shocking creatures - literally. This video explains how it generates electricity, how strong its shocks can be, and why scientists are so fascinated by its ...

A pulse of electricity from an electric eel can make other fish take up DNA from the water in a tank. If this process occurs in nature, it could help organisms acquire new traits and evolve in ...