Anthony Brennan found inspiration for his breakthrough products in an unlikely source: sharks. Brennan, a University of Florida professor of materials science and engineering, had been looking for a ...

In my last column for , I mentioned the way the sea snake keeps herself clean of barnacles and algae by shedding her skin. Keeping surfaces clean is a huge challenge and a big industry. It’s a problem ...

They may be one of the heartiest intertidal animals that you walk right past – except if you step on them the wrong way. Barnacles are like the armored soldiers of the sea, closing their six trapdoor ...