Scientists have identified two new species of electric eel and one of them is the most powerful yet. Electrophorus Voltai lives in the Amazon rainforest and can produce up to 860 volts of electricity.

The world's top wildlife trade body voted Thursday to effectively ban all international trade in the critically endangered oceanic whitetip shark but rejected a proposal to protect more species of eel ...

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 ...

FLORIDA, USA — Multiple agencies are urging Floridians to report sightings of an invasive Asian swamp eel species. In a news release shared with First Coast News on Wednesday, the University of ...

Eels caught in Lower Lough Erne as part of a continuing trap and transport programme could be part of the species' salvation. Commercial eel-fishing has been suspended on Lough Neagh - 70 miles from ...