By weaving Kevlar or polyethylene nanofibers into standard neoprene in wetsuits, researchers found ways to limit injury during rare encounters with sharks.

Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing sharks to chomp the materials at sea and found that the suits can help keep swimmers safe. Fatal shark bites are ...

The team looked towards new materials that offer a mix of heavy and lightweight fibers and tested them in shark territory.

Seeing these dead beasts suspended by their tails elicited a "gallows-like" feeling, he recounts, but not fear. Sharks were ...

Shark attacks are terrifying — but are they always deadly? This video breaks down the real survival statistics and what ...

Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing sharks to chomp the materials at sea and found that the suits can help keep swimmers safe. Fatal shark bites are ...

There has been a surge in downloads of the SharkSmart app following the fatal attack of a Northern Beaches surfer — in a sign ...

In the wake of a recent fatal shark attack, the BBC is off the coast in Sydney to learn how authorities are trying to protect ...

Fifty years ago, Stephen Spielberg’s Jaws hit theaters. Often called the first-ever Hollywood blockbuster, the film spawned an entire sub-genre of shark-inspired creature features and kicked shark ...

A teenage boy has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after being attacked by a shark in Far North Queensland.