We set bamboo tube traps in the water and waited a long time, exhausted and soaked, hoping something big would hit. At first it felt like a failure, then we spotted movement and realized a giant ...

I’ve spent a lifetime of beachcombing from Gilcrest to South Padre, but I’ve never even found a note in a bottle. Riding with the late Billy Sandifer a few years ago on Padre Island, we did find four ...

Karina Mejia, a graduate biology student at the University of Guam within the National Science Foundation EPSCoR program, and her research mentor, UOG Associate Professor of Biology Daniel Lindstrom, ...

The likelihood of the legendary Loch Ness Monster actually being a massive eel has been calculated—and it's not looking good for those who believe the cryptozoological icon is actually an elongated ...

A recent study published in JMIRx Bio examines the longstanding “eel hypothesis” to explain the size of the famous Loch Ness monster, also called “Nessie”, based on data from catching eels throughout ...

Over 99% of freshwater eels consumed worldwide come from threatened species, according to new research combining DNA analysis with global trade data. According to researchers, the filings reveal how ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions of eggs before dying so their offspring can return home to rivers and streams. They've existed ...

Professor Kenzo Kaifu and Research Fellow Hiromi Shiraishi of Chuo University, together with Professor Yu-Shan Han of National Taiwan University, conducted the world's first quantitative study to ...

A swimmer had a remarkably calm encounter with a giant eel while enjoying a leisurely dip off the coast of Jupiter, Florida. A video, captured by 44-year-old Tamara Barbosa, the on-site manager and ...