A barnacle evolved into a parasite and drills into sharks in the deep waters of Norway to feed and survive in silence.

Scroll long enough, and you will see barnacles portrayed all over social media as ocean troublemakers. People violently scrape them off ship hulls and sea turtles like they are the problem. In reality ...

Barnacles growing in a controlled environment as part of a growth experiment for the study. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

Have you ever noticed tiny, white, volcano-like bumps on a boat hull, a rock, or even a sea turtle, and wondered what they are and how they stay glued even after being in water for so long? Barnacles ...