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Australian researchers tested bite-resistant wetsuits by letting white and tiger sharks chomp on material samples dragged behind boats at sea.

All four tested materials reduced severe damage from shark bites compared to standard neoprene, though they cannot prevent bites entirely.

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 shark bites are vanishingly rare, with less than 50 unprovoked shark bites on humans worldwide in 2024, according to the International Shark Attack File at the Florida Museum of Natural History. But increased

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