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A NEW species of electric eel capable of delivering an electric shock three times that of a domestic wall socket has been found in the Amazon. The eight feet long Electrophorus voltai is the world's most powerful electric eel and is capable of generating 860 volts - enough to stun an adult human. The creatures use electricity to stun their prey and have been known to leap out of the water but deaths of humans are extremely rare. The team that made the discovery also found another species [...]

What was once known as a single species of electric eel is actually three different species, with one of the newly classified organism producing the highest voltage discharge of any known animal, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Nature Communications, offers new insights into the origin and production of strong electric discharges in fishes. Electric eels belong to the knifefish family, and are closely related to catfish and carp than to other eel families, the [...]

Lithium-air batteries, which run on ambient oxygen, may be a sustainable and environment-friendly way to store energy and power electric vehicles, houses, and industries of the future, scientists say.

Restaurants across the world serve over-sized meals, reported a study conducted by an international team of researchers and supported by FAPESP - Sao Paulo Research Foundation. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, weighed and measured energy content of meals being served by eateries in Ribeiro Preto (Brazil), Beijing (China), Kuopio (Finland), Accra (Ghana) and Bangalore (India) and found that 94 per cent of the most popular main dishes served in sit-down restaurants and 72 per [...]

SAO PAULO: Regular exercise helps in removing toxic proteins in muscle cells that can lead to atrophy and muscle weakness, says a new study. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, showed that the lack of muscle stimulus results in a build-up of inadequately processed proteins in muscle cells. "Daily exercise sensitises the autophagic system, facilitating the elimination of proteins and organelles that aren't functional in the muscles," said one of the research .. Read more [...]

NEW YORK: If you are suffering from high blood pressure, listening to classical music in addition to taking your medicines may give you some added advantage as researchers have found that music significantly enhances the effect of anti-hypertensive drugs.Music enhances the beneficial effects of medication a short time after it is taken to control high blood pressure, showed the findings published in the journal Scientific Reports."We observed that music improved heart rate an .. On one day, [...]