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.

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 ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — One of Seattle’s not-so-modern marvels was cleaned Friday by the Army Corps of Engineers and some well-equipped volunteers. The Ballard Locks are 105 years old and remain one of Seattle’s ...

If you own a boat, or have a friend who does, you know that it has to be hauled out periodically to scrape and paint the bottom. Neglect this and over time the barnacles grow so thick that despite ...

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 ...

Sunday brought the finale of your February fling with the joys of summer. The Omaha Boat, Sports and Travel Show was wrapping up at the CenturyLink Center. It's a chance to tour the great outdoors ...