In the 1800s, renowned explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt observed a bizarre incident in the Amazon: he saw electric eels leaping into the air and shocking two horses. But some who heard ...

Water managers in Sonoma and Mendocino counties seek to preserve water transfer infrastructure as part of PG&E license surrender for Potter Valley power plant. Water managers in Sonoma and Mendocino ...

Federal regulators say PG&E can cut Eel River diversions to maintain water storage in Lake Pillsbury, reducing inflows to Lake Mendocino. Federal energy regulators say Pacific Gas & Electric can begin ...

Before he was shocked by a leaping electric eel, Kenneth Catania wasn’t sure what it would be like. In fact, no one was really sure. So, in the name of finding out exactly how much of a jolt the ...

Cryptozoology fans come through, I have got some exciting news for you. Is it the Yeti? Is it the flipping Chupacabra? Is it something to do with a Thunderbird? Oh hell no. We don't have to look ...

Researchers have shed light on the distribution of Japanese eel by analyzing environmental DNA (eDNA) from small samples of river water. This could enable faster and more effective surveys of Japanese ...

When the tide rolls out along the shoreline of San Pablo Bay, plots of long, sinewy grass, known as eel grass, peak out from ...

Living near humans has its pitfalls. Aquatic wildlife especially has to be wary of the pollutants that end up in waterways, whether by accident or on purpose, and those pollutants can have unexpected ...

Water managers in Sonoma and Mendocino counties have submitted a conceptual proposal to PG&E to buy and maintain portions of the utility’s defunct Potter Valley power plant to enable future water ...