Fixing LED strip lights to the bottom of surfboards could deter attacks by great white sharks, Australian scientists say. A ...
Biologist Laura Ryan said the predator often attacked its prey from underneath, occasionally mistaking a surfer's silhouette ...
Great white sharks are the species responsible for most human shark-bite fatalities, and often attack their prey from ...
The researchers say their work “may form the basis of new non-invasive shark deterrent technology to protect human life.” ...
Dr. Laura Ryan of Macquarie University explains that lights on the underside of surfboards distort the silhouette, making it ...
In related studies, the researchers have also found that, like most sharks, great whites are probably completely colour-blind ...
I’m sitting on my surfboard, waiting for a wave and suddenly, a shark bites me, then shakes me. Maybe 20 to 30 seconds later, ...