Each electric pulse from an eel lasts only a couple thousandths of a second and delivers less than 1 amp. That’s just 5% of household amperage.

Yet a recent study published in the journal PeerJ reveals that electric eels — which produce an electric organ discharge (EOD) that can reach up to 860 volts — may be able to transfer genetic ...

In something straight out of a comic book, electric eels may be able to shoot DNA into other animals when they zap them with electricity. The electric eel can release up to 860 volts of ...

Electric eels can produce electric charges of up to 860 volts, enough to stun prey, deter predators, and even navigate through dark waters using electric pulses.

So, electric eels are mouth-breathing, 2-meter-long living batteries that poop out of their “neck”, produce enough electricity to potentially kill a human if they wanted to, can lay 1,700 eggs ...

The 860 volts of charge that an electric eel can produce in a shock is enough to change the genetic makeup of fish around it. Just check on the zebra fish in a recent Japanese experiment to see it ...

A Powerful New Species of Electric Eel Electric eels belong to the naked-back knifefish family, or Gymnotidae. Although we refer to them as eels, they are more like carp and catfish than other eels.

Meet an electric eel at the Houston Zoo! It sends out electrical pulses to find food. Meet an electric eel at the Houston Zoo! Although it is called an eel, it is actually a relative of the ...

As we've reported previously, electric eels are technically knifefish. The eel produces its signature electric discharges—both low and high voltages, depending on the purpose for discharging ...

In case electric eels didn't seem terrifying enough, here's a shocking tidbit (pun intended): An eel can remotely control its victim. According to Vanderbilt University research published in the ...

Soft and stretchy Electric eels inspire novel “jelly” batteries for soft robotics, wearables Another team built a lithium-ion battery with electrolyte layer that expands by 5,000%.

Afterward the scientists fed a goldfish to an electric eel, prompting it to emit pulses of up to 185 volts in the tank. (Don't worry, the fish were given anesthesia.) ...