A large gray serpent-like eel with a large lump in its stomach swims through the dark ocean. Ocean explorers recently stumbled upon an extremely unusual sight in the Pacific's deep sea — a rare, ...

These mysterious creatures undertake extraordinary journeys—a metamorphosis and migration so dramatic it rivals any in nature ...

AMSTERDAM -- When a poacher with a baseball bat mugged Willem Dekker for his baby eels, it was further confirmation for the Dutch biologist that the species is in trouble. The European eel, a ...

It never ceases to amaze us how many sea creatures remain unknown or unseen by most people. The ocean is incredibly vast, with much of it still undiscovered, which is why this is likely your first ...

Eels certainly are interesting creatures. Like a weird combo of a fish and a snake.While you may think of them more as sea creatures, there is a type that is native to the fresh waters of Indiana: the ...

Eels. Just the name can bring shivers to some. Slippery, slimy and wiggly like snakes. All true, but some of us think they are amazing creatures. Yes, I confess to being enamored of these slippery ...

An innovative, eel-like robot developed by engineers and marine biologists can swim silently in salt water without an electric motor. Instead, the robot uses artificial muscles filled with water to ...

A group of wildlife biologists recently made a rare discovery after finding a fish thousands of miles away from where it was spawned. The Aquatic Invasive Species Crew from the Kansas Department of ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments have reached a deal imposing strict limits on catching eels to stop the depleted species from becoming extinct in European waters, diplomats and ...