Scientists were baffled over how eels reproduced for thousands of years – leading to the belief they spontaneously spawned ...

For millennia, the reproduction of European eels remained an enigma, baffling thinkers from Aristotle to Freud. Danish scientist Johannes Schmidt finally pinpointed the Sargasso Sea as their breeding ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Few animals have sparked humanity’s curiosity as much as the eel (Anguilla anguilla). Until a recent past, this slimy, slippery, snake-shaped, incredibly agile fish inhabited virtually every body of ...

Few animals have sparked humanity’s curiosity as much as the eel (Anguilla anguilla). Until a recent past, this slimy, slippery, snake-shaped, incredibly agile fish inhabited virtually every body of ...

European eels (Anguilla anguilla) are critically endangered, their population having plummeted by 97% since 1980. Illegal fishing, dams and other barriers to their migration, droughts, pollution and ...