PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — 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.

Scientists from Australia are touting the results of bite-resistant wetsuit materials to reduce deaths from shark attacks. Researchers from Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, tested ...

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Shark experts tested four innovative wetsuit materials to measure how well they reduce shark-bite injuries. The results show they can lessen major trauma, blood loss, and even save lives when compared ...

Learn about a new bite-resistant wetsuit that can help prevent fatal shark bites, as tested out by a research team on both white sharks and tiger sharks. Stephanie Edwards is the marketing coordinator ...

An Australian study evaluated four wetsuit materials to see if these could lessen the severity of puncture wounds from shark bites. White and tiger sharks are among the top species for “unprovoked ...