A stock image of barnacles. The shells of these crustaceans found growing on debris from flight MH370 may give clues as to where the crash occurred.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing 10 years ago and since then, searches have failed to discover the crash site. But the Lepas anatifera barnacle attached to floating debris offered new hope.

A new polymer removes biofilms—mats of microbes and their exuded substances—by mimicking a fluid oozed by barnacles (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c09311). The material could ...

U.S. Navy-supported researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that could help keep solar panels operating at high efficiency even underwater. According to Interesting Engineering ...

The team, from Riviera Beach-based Atlantic Underwater Diving Services, spent about an hour and 15 minutes removing barnacles and other growth from the vessel's hull.

A new study shows for the first time that the proteins in the natural adhesive of barnacles are good at preventing the corrosion of metals in seawater (Commun. Mater. 2024, DOI: 10.1038/s43246-024 ...

Underwater Robots Are Helping Maritime Shipping Clean Up Its Act A growing army of machines is improving ships’ fuel efficiency by scraping algae, seaweed and barnacles off their hulls. Facebook ...