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Eels are delicious: Despite a slimy, snake-like appearance, their tender, rich meat is a favorite in everything from seaside fish fries to sushi to haute cuisine. But today’s eel lover faces a dilemma ...

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 ...

It’s always refreshing to see a handful of Mama Nature’s creatures working in unison, as a team. Seeing what octopuses do with their hunting partners, for example, is a good reminder that different ...

Electric eels are something else. Snake-like fish, long and cylindrical, glide silently through murky, slow-moving waters.

Eels have fascinated humans for thousands of years, even captivating big thinkers like Aristotle and Freud. Despite having been around for some 200 million years, eels are still rather mysterious ...

European eels (Anguilla anguilla) are critically endangered, their population having plummeted by 97% since 1980. Illegal fishing, dams and other barriers to their migration, droughts, pollution and ...