Eversince childhood, we have been taught about the unique nature of eels, as those fish that produce electricity. But have you ever thought how this fish doesn't get an electric shock itself? Nature ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. At first glance, the electric eel’s abilities feel ...

At the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, five eels live in the Amazon Rising habitat, where probes in the water sense their electricity and transmit their energy to a lightbar and a speaker. At any given ...

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, ...