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For whale enthusiasts, there’s one must-attend event in Northern California every year: Whalefest Monterey, taking place over two days with more fun stuff than you can shake a barnacle-covered flipper ...

By examining the barnacles on the fossilized whale bone, scientists were able to determine the migration route of the whale. Isotopic signatures in the barnacles provided vital clues about the sea ...

As innocuous-looking marine creatures, barnacles are capable of turning into a real nuisance for various types of sea life. Upon attaching to the body of an animal and growing there permanently, they ...