Gooseneck barnacles are one of the most expensive seafoods in the world. Just 1 pound can cost over $100 in Spain and Portugal, where the barnacles are considered a delicacy. But getting your hands on ...

If an enemy you were previously safe from turned up in your neighborhood, what would you do? That's a problem currently being faced by barnacles in northern Mexico, which are growing sideways to ...

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There are hundreds of species of barnacle and they do some very peculiar things (from our perspective). The larvae swim freely, but when they are ready to settle, they glue their heads to a rock or ...

Highly specialized coronulid barnacles may be able to identify and attach to the fins of quick-swimming dolphins, locating areas suited for finding food and developing larvae. Highly specialized ...

Barnacles in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch are attaching themselves to trash and eating little plastic particles. Researchers don’t yet know the implications of these findings, but it’s a safe bet ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A controversial parking enforcement tactic in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia is drawing complaints from drivers who say they are being charged $100 or more to ...

A wind farm off the coast of China appeared to boost fish numbers and supported colonies of oysters and barnacles, according to new research ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

For barnacles, which are stuck in one place, sex can be tricky. The shelled sea creatures have been known to use extra-long penises to fertilize their nearest neighbors. Now researchers have ...

Meet Kalani: a spirited Australian sea turtle, whose story begins in a heartbreaking place. Back in January, a passerby found Kalani stranded on Lennox Head Beach in New South Wales. The Good ...