Last week I sent Alex, one of my biologists in training, out to the beach to collect some seaweed for our displays. I told her to bring back anything interesting that she might find. She came back ...

Barnacle cement can withstand pressures of up to 5,000 pounds per square inch. The cyprid larva stage creates a biological deadline that dictates permanent attachment failure. Scientists discovered ...

This loggerhead sea turtle washed ashore in Texas covered in layer of encrustation, including barnacles in its mouth, experts discovered. Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research photo It’s common for slow ...

Barnacles are a serious problem for the U.S. Navy. A billion-dollar problem. Encrustations of hard foulers—like barnacles and other sea life—are estimated to cost the Navy $56 million per year in ...

Sea turtles can be considered typical marine animals with numerous barnacles attached to their shells and skin. Thanks to slow movements and relatively warm ocean waters, barnacles find plenty of ...

It's hard enough to find a mate when you're able to get up and move around. But just imagine the difficulties the poor barnacle faces, permanently glued to an underwater rock or hull. Most sessile ...