Eels begin life as larvae called Leptocephalus, but despite the efforts of modern science, virtually nothing is known about how they reproduce. European eels reproduce in the North Atlantic’s Sargasso ...

How eels reproduce has been the subject of great debate since the earliest of times. Aristotle thought eels generated spontaneously from mud or slime and Pliny the Elder suggested that eels rub their ...

Oct 12 (Reuters) - More at risk than the polar bear (vulnerable), giant panda (endangered) or blue whale (endangered), the European eel is classified "critically endangered" by the International Union ...

Cocaine contamination is causing permanent damage to critically endangered eels who make their home in polluted waterways. Traces of the drug routinely make their way into rivers after passing through ...