Never corner an electric eel– it might just leap out of the water and shock you. In the 19th century, German naturalist and archaeologist Alexander von Humboldt saw this firsthand in South America ...

The River Quoile, which runs through Downpatrick, is prone to overflowing ...

In the 1800s, renowned explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt observed a bizarre incident in the Amazon: he saw electric eels leaping into the air and shocking two horses. But some who heard ...

A group of divers witnessed an exceptionally rare sight while exploring the waters of Indonesia: a ribbon eel rippling ...

Juvenile ribbon eels start their journey in a stunning black hue, according to a Coral Divers group in South Africa, but as ...

Before he was shocked by a leaping electric eel, Kenneth Catania wasn’t sure what it would be like. In fact, no one was really sure. So, in the name of finding out exactly how much of a jolt the ...

Water managers in Sonoma and Mendocino counties seek to preserve water transfer infrastructure as part of PG&E license surrender for Potter Valley power plant. Water managers in Sonoma and Mendocino ...

Federal regulators say PG&E can cut Eel River diversions to maintain water storage in Lake Pillsbury, reducing inflows to Lake Mendocino. Federal energy regulators say Pacific Gas & Electric can begin ...

The robotics researchers at Switzerland's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have produced some truly impressive (and creepy) animal-inspired droids over the years. Following in the ...

New research reveals that electric eels can spring out of the water and administer powerful electric shocks to would-be predators. Electric eels will attack large, partially submerged objects by ...

Water managers in Sonoma and Mendocino counties have submitted a conceptual proposal to PG&E to buy and maintain portions of the utility’s defunct Potter Valley power plant to enable future water ...