The Scientist spoke with marine biologist and barnacle researcher John Zardus about why turtle barnacles—previously thought to be immobile—in fact slowly travel. He thinks the answer is food. Chloe ...

A team of researchers from the University of Turku and the Natural Resources Institute Finland examined the foraging behaviour of barnacle geese in Northern Karelia, Finland. In this region, geese ...

locate food, find mates, and avoid danger. But olfaction is particularly intriguing in its dual role as both an asset and vulnerability. For example, barnacles secrete glycoproteins as a ...