Study comparing vision in saltwater and freshwater crocodiles conducted by PhD student Nicholas Nagloo (UWA) published in the Journal of Experimental Biology and covered by the BBC
2015
Conversation article on surfboard colour following Mick Fanning’s close encounter with a shark
Nathan appeared in the SBS Insight episode ‘Shark!’, filmed in Ballina NSW in September. It was humbling to meet and hear the experiences of people whose lives have been deeply affected by shark attack
Nine News report of our investigation into the possibility that shark attacks occur when humans, especially surfers, are mistaken for natural prey such as seals, in collaboration with Taronga Zoo
2014
Conversation article describing our recent discovery that many sharks are cone monochromats and thus probably completely colour blind
Our research on shark senses and shark deterrents is featured in the PBS/NOVA documentary ‘Why Sharks Attack’
The Smithsonian put together a list of the Top Ten Shark Stories of the last year and three of these were publications by researchers from our lab
2012
Our work on shark senses and the development of non-lethal shark deterrents was covered by the ABC’s flagship science program Catalyst
Our discovery that many sharks are probably colour blind was reported widely in the local, national and international media, including this article by the ABC
Neurobiology Lab 