Almost by definition, barnacles are immobile: these crustaceans cluster on surfaces such as whale heads, sea turtle shells, coastal rocks, and ship hulls. Once barnacle larvae mature, they travel on ...

A humpback whale got so close to a California whale watching group that they could “hear his barnacles moving,” Gone Whale Watching San Diego said in a video. Screengrab from Gone Whale Watching San ...

A Southern California whale-watching captain on Tuesday encountered a well-known humpback whale that lingered near his boat as if enjoying the camaraderie. But what also stands out in Dominic ...

Some barnacles are 'morphing' to protect themselves from predatory warm-water sea snails, which are expanding into their territory due to climate change. Some barnacles are 'morphing' to protect ...

A tiny alien-like creature washed up on Padre Island National Seashore earlier this week, and lucky for us it was caught on camera. The seashore's official Instagram account posted the video Monday of ...

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 ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. As the world warms, ...

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 ...

Long-distance migrations are common for large whales, but when in their evolutionary past did whales begin to migrate and why? Scientists looked for these answers in fossil whale barnacles. Many ...

Some barnacles are 'morphing' to protect themselves from predatory warm-water sea snails, which are expanding into their territory due to climate change. Research led by the University of Southampton ...