The limpet mine used on a Japanese-owned oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz “bears a striking resemblance” to other Iranian mines, U.S. Navy officials said Wednesday. Cmdr. Sean Kido of the U.S.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Mines attached to the hulls of ships and set off with timers likely caused blasts that have damaged two crude oil tankers in the Mediterranean Sea since January, three sources close ...

There's no tongue on Earth rougher than a limpet's. Covered in hundreds of tiny teeth, it scrapes rock to shreds with every lick, so the limpet can feed on the microorganisms that live there. And it's ...

Limpet Mine May Have Damaged Greek Tanker off Libya in Latest Unexplained Attack, Sources Say By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou LONDON/ATHENS (Reuters) -A limpet mine may have caused a blast that ...

Move over spider silk. There is a new material that could just be the strongest known to mankind. Scientists announced this week that the teeth of limpets - small aquatic snail-like creatures with ...