You might call electrical eels the Tasers of the Amazon. A study in Science Thursday found that the Electrophorus electricus from South America sends out a burst of high-voltage pulses that immobilize ...

The electric eel - the scaleless Amazonian fish that can deliver an electrical jolt strong enough to knock down a full-grown horse - possesses an electroshock system uncannily similar to a Taser. That ...

The electric eel -- the scaleless Amazonian fish that can deliver an electrical jolt strong enough to knock down a full-grown horse -- possesses an electroshock system uncannily similar to a Taser.

Talk about a shock—electric eels use their built-in "taser" to stun prey from a distance, a new study reveals. Strong, fast pulses delivered remotely by the fish Electrophorus electricus cause its ...

Electric eels use their ability to shock for more than just stunning an intended prey victim, a study has found; they can also utilize their electric organ to remotely "control" that prey. With an ...

The electric eel is actually a fish in the order Gymnotiformes. True eels are in the order Anguilliformes. Photo by Kenneth C. Cantania For the past few weeks, the Science Friday Book Club has been ...

The electric eel has always been noted for its impressive ability to shock and subdue its prey. It's recently become clear that electric eels also use a clever trick to deliver an intense, Taser-like ...

Electric eels, native to river basins in South America, are among the most famous predators in the world. But a new study in Science offers a more detailed explanation of their electrical mechanism, ...

Rick Smith of Taser-maker believes Tasers, which send out an electric pulse through wires, will increasingly replace traditional weapons. The non-lethal taser sends ...

The documentary opens (quite wisely — it sets the tone rapidly by being nearly too difficult to watch) with footage from an early Taser test conducted by the device’s inventor, Jack Cover. In the ...