The researchers went to the shark-infested waters of Mossel Bay in South Africa to test out how lights impact great white ...

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

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

A study by Australian researchers found that LED lighting affixed to the underside of a surfboard might be able to deter ...

The study, published in the journal Current Biology, was conducted in the waters of South Africa's Mossel Bay, a popular ...

Every year, there are an estimated average of 63 unprovoked shark attacks around the world, with just five or six leading to ...

Seal-shaped boards decked with bright horizontal lights were less likely to be attacked by great white sharks, researchers ...

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 ...