Scientists are always on the lookout for safer, more natural ways to power devices that go into our bodies. After all, who really needs toxic battery elements and replacement surgery? One organism ...

The electric eel is a fascinating animal that is able to generate electric shocks intense enough to defend itself from predators or subdue its prey. This amazing ability is the source of inspiration ...

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Electric eels, which slither along the muddy bottoms of ponds and streams in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins of South America, can cause a shock powerful enough to knock a horse off its feet.