Snakes (Serpentes) live almost everywhere on Earth, except the polar regions, which are too cold for these cold-blooded ...

Japan's agriculture minister said Friday the country would oppose any call by the European Union to add eels to an endangered ...

A newly constructed eel ladder at Blewett Falls Hydroelectric Station in Lilesville, N.C, is changing that. To date, nearly 18,000 still-maturing eels have taken up residence in the waters near ...

“The eel species is migratory and lays eggs in one place and grows in other areas. There is a need for an intense study about its habitat, biology, life span, and other details,” Ajith said.

The Potter Valley Project is a water transfer system and hydroelectric facility that fundamentally reshaped Northern California’s water supply. It diverts water from the Eel River into the ...

Well, the swamp eel may be that creature," Nico said. The lakes, streams, canals and swamps of Florida and the Southeast are ideal habitats for these eels, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

However, most moray eels specifically adapted to an estuary habitat with mixed salt and fresh water are considered rare. This new and particularly dark moral eel was also discovered by accident.

This new moray eel was named after Hades, the god of the underworld, due to its unique habitat, burrowing behavior, high sensitivity to light, and most notably, its deep, dark coloration.

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Eels are capable of lifting themselves out of the water to shock a target. In a 2017 article in Current Biology, a researcher willingly made himself the target of such a shocking leap. The larger the ...

An American eel underwater in the St. Lawrence River. Credit: Shutterstock Eels have fascinated humans for thousands of years, even captivating big thinkers like Aristotle and Freud. Despite having ...