A high school robotics team en-route to Turkey is among the thousands of Australians caught up in travel chaos caused by the ...

American Unagi — the first-of-its-kind Waldoboro aquaculture business that grew elvers into full-sized eels — has shuttered, at least for the time being. About a dozen fishermen who netted glass eels ...

Researchers at Bournemouth University have confirmed the first record of a silver European eel in Cyprus’ inland waters, marking the easternmost point at which the species has been observed in this ...

If you’ve ever encountered eel on a menu, it’s probably been atop sushi rice at a Japanese restaurant—and that’s about it. Lately, though, the slippery snake-like fish are turning up in some ...

The Asian swamp eel is an air-breathing, mud-loving predator spreading throughout the United States. These slithering threats are hard to detect and built to survive conditions that affect native fish ...

Deep in the murky waters of South America’s Amazon and Orinoco basins, a remarkable creature has evolved one of nature’s most sophisticated electrical systems. The electric eel—not actually an eel but ...

HELSINKI (AP) — Thousands of tourists were stranded in northern Finland on Sunday after flights at Kittilä airport were canceled due to severe cold. The temperature at the airport dropped to minus 37 ...

The invasive Asian swamp eel is threatening the Florida Everglades by disrupting the food web. This predatory fish has caused an 80% loss of the prey base for wading birds in some areas. Likely ...

The population of American eels has declined. They need protection, conservationists say, despite their resilience. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll find out about eels that ...