A French court on Thursday sentenced eight people to up to five years for smuggling eel larvae destined for Asian markets, in a scheme worth over $2 million that prosecutors likened to cocaine ...

Some 2,200 years ago Aristotle dignified the lowly eel by puzzling about the mystery of its life. Following him came scores of scientists who jousted with the problem with no success. All knew the ...

A researcher takes a close look at a leptocephalus found on a Texas beach. Screengrab from Facebook video by Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. Squirming creatures with long, ...

Pain might be the first thing you associate with a shock from an electric eel, but it turns out there could be more to it than that. A new study has found that electric eels can discharge enough ...

There’s something wriggling in the Hudson River, and it’s a sign of rebirth for the waterway’s once-vibrant ecosystem. Experts say glass eels, which have long been endangered, are making a “bumpy ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Marine experts said they have been seeing some sea life washing up on our shores in numbers that we normally would not see and with some creatures we almost never see. It turns ...

Squirming creatures with long, transparent bodies and piercing little eyes are appearing in huge numbers on Texas beaches, photos show. Researchers say the critters started washing up in late January, ...