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 ...

Electric eels use special electricity-emitting organs to stun their prey, and a scientist recently discovered they use these same mechanisms to locate their food in the dark. A study published this ...

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

Electric eels may look like harmless river creatures, but trust us – you don’t want to touch one. In this video, we dive into how these fascinating animals generate powerful electric shocks, what they ...

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.