Scientists with Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, tested four bite-resistant materials and found they all reduced ...

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

Flinders University researchers in Australia tested four bite-resistant wetsuit materials against white and tiger sharks, ...

Scientists have tested new bite-resistant wetsuits against powerful shark bites, finding they can significantly reduce ...

Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing sharks to chomp the materials at sea and ...

The O’Neil Original Men’s 2/1mm Back Zip Jacket is a classic design from a trusted brand that is sure to keep you warm during your long summer surf sessions. This wetsuit top contains 2mm of premium ...

Neoprene is good at keeping surfers warm in the water, but producing it is a dirty business. Not only is the material non-renewable, but it's derived from petroleum or limestone, which means it's a ...

Encounters between humans and sharks, though rare, often raise serious concern due to the severe consequences they can bring.

St. John the Baptist Parish is a community in Louisiana set on the edge of the Mississippi River. It, and other communities along this stretch of riverbank, carry the horrifying honorific of “Cancer ...

Jack O’Neill, the Santa Cruz entrepreneur who opened one of the world’s first surf shops and pioneered the neoprene wetsuit that helped popularize year-round cold-water surfing, has died. He was 94.

Patagonia has always been a company with one foot in the mountains and one in the sea — climbing and skiing one day, surfing and paddling the next. When they introduced wetsuits to their lineup a few ...

June 5, 2006 The wetsuit was invented in 1951 by UC Berkeley physicist Hugh Bradner to help the U.S. Navy’s “underwater swimmers” who were experiencing difficulties thanks to the advent of the Self ...