Fixing LED strip lights to the bottom of surfboards could deter attacks by great white sharks, Australian scientists say. A ...

Great white sharks were responsible for 94 of those deaths. The overall number of deadly shark attacks worldwide in 2023 ...

But there’s a new study out of Australia that shows some promise in deterring shark attacks.

Covering your surfboard in bright lights sounds like an open invitation to great white sharks, but research released Tuesday ...

Being attacked by a shark is pretty low on the list of things you actually need to worry about based on the statistics, but ...

An Australian study indicates that a simple, relatively inexpensive light-based solution could reduce shark attacks on ...

The researchers say their work “may form the basis of new non-invasive shark deterrent technology to protect human life.” ...

In related studies, the researchers have also found that, like most sharks, great whites are probably completely colour-blind ...

Dr. Laura Ryan of Macquarie University explains that lights on the underside of surfboards distort the silhouette, making it ...