A pulse of electricity from an electric eel can make other fish take up DNA from the water in a tank. If this process occurs in nature, it could help organisms acquire new traits and evolve in ...

Animals sometimes come out on the losing end when they encounter electical infrastructure The world’s population totals approximately 7.6 billion people, according to recent United Nations estimates ...

An electric eel defeats a crocodile with its supercharged electric current rather than becoming the predator's lunch.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Guardian correspondent Luke Harding visits Tony, Kyiv zoo's 52 year-old gorilla ...