Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rip Curl. Billabong. O’Neill. Patagonia. Body Glove. If you’re a lifelong surfer–especially one living in a locale requiring some ...

Over the past four decades, shark bites have been on the rise. In 2024, 71 bites were reported worldwide, seven of them fatal. While encounters with sharks are still rare, the increasing numbers have ...

PORTLAND, Maine — 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 ...

This Nov. 2019 photo provided by Predapix/Sam Cahir shows a White shark investigating testing board with bite-resistant neoprene at Neptune Island Group Marine Park in Australia. (Sam Cahir/Predapix ...

ALISO VIEJO, CA, UNITED STATES, October 25, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Vissla, in a groundbreaking collaboration, proudly introduces the NEW SEAS V-Zip wetsuit ...

Wetsuit manufacturers are doing incredible things with neoprene-free materials these days. Which is fantastic, because neoprene is really great at keeping you warm and really bad when it comes to ...

The invention of the wetsuit in the 1950s allowed surfers to brave chilly water year-round, but it came with an environmental cost – the neoprene material used is a petroleum-based substance that ...

This photo shows a White shark investigating testing board with bite-resistant neoprene at Neptune Island Group Marine Park in Australia. (Sam Cahir/Predapix via AP) PORTLAND, Maine — Australian ...