Deep in the rainforests of South America, under the murky waters of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers, lurks one of nature's most incredible creatures: the electric eel. Despite its name, this fascinating ...

Prepare to be shocked, literally. In this episode, we uncover the insane biology of the electric eel, one of the only creatures on Earth that can generate electricity inside its own body. Native ...

Photos show the wildest costumes of San Francisco’s Bay to Breakers race Costumed participants run during Bay to Breakers in San Francisco, Calif. on May 18, 2025.

A Powerful New Species of Electric Eel Electric eels belong to the naked-back knifefish family, or Gymnotidae. Although we refer to them as eels, they are more like carp and catfish than other eels.

Electric Eels Are 80 Percent Dedicated To Electricity And Poop From Their “Necks” Oh, and they’re not even eels.

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 ...

Meet an electric eel at the Houston Zoo! It sends out electrical pulses to find food.

Electric eels belong to the knifefish family, and they can knock your socks off by delivering more than 600 volts.

Electric eels belong to the knifefish family, and they can knock your socks off by delivering more than 600 volts.

Electric eels inspire novel “jelly” batteries for soft robotics, wearables Another team built a lithium-ion battery with electrolyte layer that expands by 5,000%.