Covering your surfboard in bright lights sounds like an open invitation to great white sharks, but research released Tuesday by Australian scientists found it might actually stave off attacks.

Surfers could be protected from future shark attacks following new discoveries about how to trick sharks' visual systems made ...

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

A new light system developed by Australian scientists to mimic ocean camouflage may deter Great White Shark attacks, a new study says. Marine predators like sharks locate prey by looking for ...

But attacks do happen, and the main problem is that great white sharks probably mistake surfers and their boards for seals. Thankfully for wave chasers, researcher Laura Ryan of Macquarie ...

A new light system developed by Australian scientists to mimic ocean camouflage may deter Great White Shark attacks, a new study says. Marine predators like sharks locate prey by looking for ...

Australian researchers looking for ways to stop shark attacks have found bright lights could be the answer in a study in great white-inhabited waters off the South African coast. A keen surfer and ...

The system is based on the fact that while great white sharks are apex predators, their eyesight is poor. This means that sharks decide whether or not to attack based almost entirely on their prey ...

Covering your surfboard in bright lights sounds like an open invitation to great white sharks, but research released Tuesday by Australian scientists found it might actually stave off attacks.

But there’s a new study out of Australia that shows some promise in deterring shark attacks. Entitled Counterillumination Reduces Bites by Great White Sharks, the study comes from Macquarie ...

A new light system developed by Australian scientists to mimic ocean camouflage may deter Great White Shark attacks, a new study says. Marine predators like sharks locate prey by looking for ...