The Asian swamp eel is an air-breathing, mud-loving predator spreading throughout the United States. These slithering threats ...

This list covers the most vulnerable wildlife species and the steps you can take to help each of them survive and thrive.

Researchers from Florida International University have discovered Asian swamp eels in the Florida Everglades. The 3-foot eel, ...

Man is not the only animal which can produce electricity. No insect, no bird, no other mammal can, but five fishes are living dynamos. Of these the biggest and most potent is the electric eel ...

Some 2,200 years ago Aristotle dignified the lowly eel by puzzling about the mystery of its life. Following him came scores of scientists who jousted with the problem with no success. All knew the ...

The face of an electric eel. The massive electric organ in this species is made up of platelets of modified muscle fibers connected in series along the body. Each electroplate generates only 0.1 volt, ...

Biologist Richard Malloy lifts the plastic cover to peer inside a trap — and smiles. Inside are more than a dozen squirming, writhing American eels, determined to make their way up the mighty ...

An international research team has developed an innovative model that explains how elongated amphibious animals—such as eels—coordinate movement both in water and on land. Their study is published in ...

Deep-sea diving can be an incredible experience with countless coral beds and marine life to explore. However, as one diver recently discovered, these explorations aren’t without their risks. A video ...