Five sea turtles are currently under the care of veterinarians at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Some barnacles are 'morphing' to protect themselves from predatory warm-water sea snails, which are expanding into their territory due to climate change. Research led by the University of ...

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 ...

"Recently, incidences of barnacle infestation on sea turtles in Abu Dhabi waters have been reported to the agency," an ERWDA Press release said. It said a number of sick turtles covered with ...

A similar species, the buoy barnacle or lepas fascicularis, floats attached to a spongy "buoy" of its own making rather than attaching to objects and is purple in colour.