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 ...

Goose Barnacles are one of the most expensive seafoods in the world, and here is what people have to say about them.

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 ...

These sea creatures are known as Lucifer's fingers. The barnacles are a delicacy in Europe, but catching them isn't easy. Fishermen risk their lives to find them, climbing over slippery cliffs and ...

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 ...