There's been a lot of talk about the most eco-friendly ways to generate electric power. Everything from using human waste to getting bacteria to do the job for us has been discussed. But researchers ...

An electric eel is pictured in this undated handout photo provided by Jason Gallant, Michigan State University. REUTERS/Jason Gallant, Michigan State University/Handout via Reuters By Will Dunham ...

Unlike more agile or camouflaged species, torpedo rays tend to be slow-moving and often lie hidden on the seafloor. The ocean is full of animals with clever survival strategies, from camouflage and ...

Electric fish exhibit a unique evolutionary adaptation that enables them to generate and perceive electric fields, providing a compelling model for exploring sensory ecology, neurobiology, and ...

Along the murky bottom of the Amazon River, serpentine fish called electric eels scour the gloom for unwary frogs or other small prey. When one swims by, the fish unleash two 600-volt pulses of ...

Every so often someone asks me if we have electric eels in the Gulf of Maine. I smile and say, “No, electric eels are freshwater and live in the Amazon River, but we do have torpedo rays!” What in the ...