Most of us have probably used a 9-volt battery. They power small household items such as clocks, smoke detectors, and toys. Now think about what you could power with 860 volts. It’s 95 times the ...

An electric eel doesn’t bite first. It fires. Its body is packed with thousands of specialized electrocytes — biological ...

The Tennessee Aquarium's electric eel, Miguel Wattson, sends out stronger shocks "when he is excited and possibly looking for food," an aquarist said. As the Tennessee Aquarium gears up for the ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Visitors to the Tennessee Aquarium may be shocked to learn that an electric eel named Miguel Wattson is lighting up a Christmas tree. A special system connected to Miguel's ...

Electric eels use special electricity-emitting organs to stun their prey, and a scientist recently discovered they use these same mechanisms to locate their food in the dark. A study published this ...

How’s this for over-the-top alternative energy: Enoshima Aquarium in Japan is powering its Christmas tree with power from an electric eel: As the eel moves, two aluminum plates pick up enough ...

Few creatures demand respect like the electric eel, and this feeding proved why. With every movement, raw voltage crackled through the water, making the moment feel both dangerous and insane. This ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (CBS Local)-- An aquarium in Tennessee is hoping to shock visitors this holiday season with an electric eel that lights up a Christmas tree. The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Visitors to the Tennessee Aquarium may be shocked to learn that an electric eel named Miguel Wattson is lighting up a Christmas tree. A special system connected to Miguel’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Visitors to the ...