{"results":[{"title":"Whale mums rest upside down to get a break from calves","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/upside-down-whales_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/whale-mums-rest-upside-down-to-get-a-break-from-calves","publisheddate":"2026-07-06","summary":"
New research has shed light on the perplexing tendency of southern right whales to rest upside down, suggesting the unique behaviour is designed to limit nursing so mothers can save much-needed energy.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Experts map out science education fit for the future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/science-white-paper_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/experts-map-out-science-education-fit-for-the-future","publisheddate":"2026-07-03","summary":"
Internationally regarded science education experts have called for a revamp of the science curriculum in Australia and New Zealand to prevent young people falling behind on the skills their future depends on.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Digital"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Graduate School of Education"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"Environmental DNA  reveals impact of climate and humans on fish biodiversity","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/deirdre-gleeson-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/environmental-dna--reveals-impact-of-climate-and-humans-on-fish-biodiversity","publisheddate":"2026-07-02","summary":"
A global analysis of fish biodiversity using environmental DNA (eDNA) has revealed how human activity and climate have influenced biodiversity patterns in river ecosystems. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Building better evidence for Australia's ocean future","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/beach-community-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/building-better-evidence-for-australias-ocean-future","publisheddate":"2026-06-18","summary":"
Research is  helping  to shape a national roadmap linking ocean health, communities, governance and the economy to strengthen how Australia uses evidence to manage its oceans.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Global surveys find carbon uptake in tropics overestimated","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/tropical-plants-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/global-surveys-find-carbon-uptake-in-tropics-overestimated","publisheddate":"2026-06-16","summary":"
An international team of researchers has found plants in the tropics absorb much less carbon dioxide than previous modelling had suggested, which has implications for management of ecosystems.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Mathematics"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Elusive deep-sea goblin shark seen alive for the first time","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/goblin-shark-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/elusive-deep-sea-goblin-shark-seen-alive-for-the-first-time","publisheddate":"2026-06-12","summary":"
The first live observations of the rare and elusive goblin shark in its natural deep ocean habitat have been recorded, extending their known depth and geographic range significantly.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"World-first project to help save endangered Carnaby's Cockatoos","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/c4c-adobe-carnabyscard.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/world-first-project-to-help-save-endangered-carnabys-cockatoos","publisheddate":"2026-06-10","summary":"
More than 200,000 trees will be planted along a 10km stretch of land south of Mandurah as part of an ambitious plan to save Western Australia’s iconic Carnaby’s Cockatoo from extinction.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Exploring and protecting our blue frontier","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ocean-day-2026-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/exploring-and-protecting-our-blue-frontier","publisheddate":"2026-06-08","summary":"
World Ocean Day provides an opportunity to celebrate the ocean's extraordinary contribution to our planet and reflect on our responsibility to understand and protect it.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"How two ancient rivers gave birth to the Euphrates","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ancient-rivers_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/how-two-ancient-rivers-gave-birth-to-the-euphrates","publisheddate":"2026-06-03","summary":"
Geoscientists have shed light on the enduring mystery of how the modern Euphrates River – central to the origins of human civilisation – came to exist.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Geography and Planning"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Our place culture and heritage"},{"title":"School of Earth Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Early career agricultural research celebrated","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/postgraduate-showcase-26-card.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/june/early-career-agricultural-research-celebrated","publisheddate":"2026-06-03","summary":"

Early-career researchers showcased their work across key areas including Australian agricultural market economics, native seedling mechanics, sustainable farming systems, crop improvement and agricultural innovation at an event hosted by The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"}]}]}