Secreting a fast-curing cement, these crustaceans latch themselves on to any hard surface - rocks, boats, whales and walls – and hold on for life. But don’t let these sticky sea creatures fool you.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crews scraped barnacles from the large lock at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard on Friday as part of annual maintenance cleaning. The 55-foot-deep chamber was ...

The defense acquisition system is like an 18th century wooden warship that has been out to sea for too long, accumulating such a surfeit of barnacles that it can barely float, let alone operate under ...

When a federal prosecutor the other day compared the culture of corruption in New York politics to "barnacles on a boat bottom," I felt bad for the barnacle. It's a misunderstood crustacean. What ...

WASILLA -- The Matanuska-Susitna Borough's never-used passenger ferry Susitna will get a much-needed tuneup, but one that doesn't include removing the layer of sea life coating its hulls. The Mat-Su ...

If you’ve been on the Facebook cruise ship for a while, you‘ve likely accumulated what we call Facebook barnacles on your profile. Facebook barnacles are those apps that latched onto your profile when ...

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Clinical Senior Lecturer at Deakin University School of Medicine & Pain Specialist, Barwon Health “Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” - Otto ...