Talk about a crooked character. A small eel appears to have evolved the lopsided look of a flatfish. Mud eels are seldom caught or studied. Past analysis suggested these fish were adapted for ...

Scientists surveying mud-dwelling animals in Malaysia caught the country’s first record of a “gold”-tinged creature, a study said. Photo from Koreeda, Seah and Motomura (2025) Equipped with ...

Instead of using muddy ponds like in traditional farming methods, Mr. Doan Hong Phong invested in a closed-system tank system to raise eels without mud. This model helps his family earn hundreds of ...

The science journalist Ellen Ruppel Shell hadn’t given eels much thought until a Maine neighbor announced that Ms. Shell’s nearby swimming hole might be brimming with them. Because eels are by their ...