In the 1770s, the Royal Society in London was the premier scientific institution in the world, and the eighteenth century was ...

The electric eel inspired the first battery, but could these animals be a source of renewable energy? “In a word, no!” says Rupert. “It wouldn’t be ethical or efficient.” “Firstly, they don’t ...

More than 200 years after the electric eel inspired the design of the first battery, it has been discovered that they can co-ordinate their "zaps". Researchers working in the Amazon filmed eels ...