50 years ago, eels’ navigation skills electrified scientists
Excerpt from the June 24, 1972 issue of Science News
![a photo of juvenile electrioc eels in water](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/050222_eg_50ya-eels_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
In the early 1970s, scientists suspected that American eels (juveniles shown) might use electric fields to navigate. Today, research suggests the animals rely on magnetic fields.
Cornell Univ.