A recent study has found that the electricity produced by an electric eel’s discharge is strong enough to cause the transfer of genetic material from the environment into the cells of nearby animals.

An article shows that 3 species of electric eel exist, not just one as previously described, and that one of them produces an electric shock up to 860 volts. The researchers were funded by FAPESP, the ...

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 ...

For more than 250 years, scientists have known about the electric eel. But in a study released Tuesday, researchers revealed the discovery of two new species that could change our understanding of the ...

Joey Turnipseed, the Aquarium’s audio visual production specialist, attached sensors to Wattson’s tank that harnesses his natural electrical discharge to a set of speakers. “The speakers convert the ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

THERE are so-called lower creatures on earth today which can accomplish electrical feats beyond those of our most advanced laboratories. These living dynamos are all fishes and they hail from Africa, ...

Stringing up holiday lights may add a few dollars to the December power bill, but the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga isn’t concerned. An electric eel named Miguel Wattson is powering the lights on ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (CBS Local)-- An aquarium in Tennessee is hoping to shock visitors this holiday season with an electric eel that lights up a Christmas tree. The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga ...

An international team of scientists led by Carlos David de Santana, an associate researcher at the US National Museum of Natural History, has found that the electric eel comes in three distinct ...

(CNN) — The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga is making good use of one of its residents. Miguel Wattson, an electric eel that resides in the aquarium’s Rivers of the World gallery, not only tweets ...