November 2019

Summer is coming to the southern hemisphere! In Australia, that means people will flock to cooler ocean waters to get away from the rising heat. It should come as no surprise that we share our oceans with a variety of animals, such as…

This is very rare a shark bites a human, but many people worry about sharks when they are in the ocean. We can probably thank Jaws for that. For those worried about it, new research has uncovered materials that can help make a shark bite…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEtyrqfKK8k Researchers returned to the material drawing board and instead of repellant (i.e. strange zebra-like patterns) Scientists at…

Marine researchers at Flinders University have tested wetsuits that can help reduce blood loss from shark bites, reduce injuries, and prevent the leading cause of shark bite death. Posted in PLOS ONE, the study tested two protective…

A new wetsuit material tested by marine researchers at Flinders with great white sharks from the Neptune Islands.…

With ocean waters being polluted at an astonishing rate, swimmers, snorkelers and surfers put their lives at risk just by entering the water. Vissla and Surfrider have collaborated on a slightly depressing solution to keep water lovers…