The Navy announced this week that it has finally solved an old nautical problem: how to keep barnacles off the bottom of a ship. The solution: a new plastic paint which makes bottoms so slick that ...

If you've spent much time around ships, you might have noticed they're often painted red just below the water line. What's the reasoning behind this?

"Why are ships red on the bottom," has been asked and answered many times but I really liked the animations in this particular explainer video. And, I also hadn't ever really thought about ship ...

Barnacles are the bane of all boat owners. They are the reason for so many skinned knees and toes from walking on the rocks in the tidepools.

Ever noticed strange buildup on the bottom of a ship and wondered what it is? That stuff clinging to the hull is called biofouling—a collection of marine organisms like barnacles, algae, mussels ...

Why scientists want to banish barnacles from ship hulls Scientists are searching for new coatings and treatments to make ships even faster and more efficient. Chris Baraniuk / Hakai Magazine ...

A little fact precious to ship operators was reported last week by Western Reserve University's Professor John Paul Visscher upon his return to Cleveland from two months among the Tortugas: ...

Almost one year since the NDP government took power, "barnacles" are starting to show on the ship of state. One such barnacle is the acrimony surrounding Fort Garry MLA Mark Wasyliw's ejection ...

Barnacles may be small, but they're tenacious. And once they've attached to your hull, you need to call in the experts.

My kids tried Galician percebes, or goose barnacles, and they loved it. It's one of the most expensive types of seafood, and they treasured each bite.