A barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) chick must must make a 120-metre jump in order to join its parents at the bottom to find its first meal (credit: BBC) At just two to three days old, tiny ...

Thousands of barnacle geese were lost at the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust (WWT) Caerlaverock site on the Solway Firth. They have begun to return this year as they head south from Svalbard ...

In medieval Europe the explanation for the appearance of barnacle geese in the winter was that they grew on trees. An English minister theorized in the 17th century that they flew to the moon.

She watched as two adults came and went, delivering food to their ever-alert and relentlessly hungry cubs. When one brought home a barnacle goose, the cubs began to fight over it excitedly. Liina ...

In this research project we studied barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) for their potential role as carriers of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL), plasmidic AmpC (pAmpC) and ...

Plans to introduce a new "barnacle" parking fine system at a US university have been put on hold after complaints from students. The so-called barnacle is a type of car clamp that sticks to the ...

An incredible image of a football covered in goose barnacles is the winner of this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards. The picture was chosen from more than 14,000 entries by both amateur ...

The best baby swings offer a break to parents in what can be long monotonous days of parenting a baby, as sweet as they are. While a pack and play might work in a pinch, baby swings tend to offer ...

One thing we learn quickly as caregivers is that the best baby clothes aren’t just cute and stylish—they’re practical. They keep your baby comfortable, they make diaper changes easier and ...

Scientific literature has shown that barnacles that cling to rocks at the seashore use naturally occurring chemicals to clear rock surfaces of bacteria in preparation for laying down their sticky ...