Almost everyone knows the feeling. A leg falls asleep after sitting cross-legged for too long. Fingers suddenly begin to tingle in the cold. A brief "pins and needles" sensation shoots through the ...

The Strait of Hormuz reopening eased oil shipment worries but revealed new issues for tankers Hundreds of vessels face biofouling buildup from barnacles, algae, and mussels on hulls Biofouling ...

Over 600 oil tankers are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz due to severe biofouling after months of anchoring during the US-Iran conflict. Divers are racing to clean hulls, delaying oil traffic and ...

“Four months?” said Derek Hamm of Obsessive Compulsive Divers in Marathon, Florida. “Man. That’s plenty of time for a lot of gross stuff to accumulate.” Barnacles, mussels, clams, algae and other warm ...

(Bloomberg) — Demand for ocean divers who specialize in barnacle scraping is soaring as ships stranded in the Persian Gulf for more than three months prepare to disembark. The surge in orders for ...

Christian Pulisic has enjoyed the nickname “Captain America,” among many other monikers in his career as one of the greatest U.S.-born soccer players. Yet, he won’t captain the U.S. men’s national ...

Billy Batson is one of the strangest superheroes to talk about. With just a word, he can transform from a normal young man to an adult empowered by the gods, with strength to rival or even succeed ...

Mussels, barnacles, and other sticky marine invertebrates have been many a researcher’s inspiration for designing novel adhesives. A new study shows for the first time that the proteins in the natural ...

Ross DiMattei comes to Philadelphia from KTNV-TV in Las Vegas, where he anchored and reported for more than two years. He is most proud of his interview with then-presidential candidate Joe Biden, ...

A proposed ordinance aims to restrict the use of a controversial parking enforcement tactic. The Philadelphia City Council is considering a bill that calls for regulations on windshield barnacles. The ...

Barnacle cement can withstand pressures of up to 5,000 pounds per square inch. The cyprid larva stage creates a biological deadline that dictates permanent attachment failure. Scientists discovered ...