DENVER — Barnacles can tell a whale of a tale. Chemical clues inside barnacles that hitched rides on baleen whales millions of years ago could divulge ancient whale migration routes, new research ...

These barnacle legs look like a brush that might be used by a chimney sweep. Often attached to ships, barnacles use their hairy legs to comb through the water to collect organisms, mostly microscopic ...

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 ...

A video went viral showing a sea turtle rescued from barnacles. The turtle was struggling to eat due to barnacles on its mouth. A person carefully removed the barnacles. This act highlights the ...

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 ...

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Barnacles might look like jagged little rocks, but they have a surprisingly wild sex life. Acorn barnacles might look like jagged little rocks at low tide, but they have a surprisingly wild sex life.