NASHVILLE, Oct. 29 (UPI) --Prehistoric and one-dimensional -- that's the knock on electric eels. At least according to Kenneth Catania, a Vanderbilt biologist who says there are people who talk ...

NASHVILLE, Dec. 4 (UPI) --Electric eels are outfitted with natural 'Tasers,' enabling them to shock and stun their prey -- momentarily paralyzing them before sinking their teeth into the frozen fish.

Electric eels can discharge up to 860 volts of electricity. Mark Newman via Getty Images. In the lab, researchers regularly use electricity to deposit medicine, DNA, bacteria or other substances ...