{"results":[{"title":"Sanctions and bombs won't end the war in Iran - Trump is running out of options","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-endless-iran-war_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/september/sanctions-and-bombs-wont-end-the-war-in-iran-trump-is-running-out-of-options","publisheddate":"2026-09-01","summary":"
President Donald Trump has entangled the United States in a war of choice with Iran that he cannot easily win or quit. The war was meant to be what Trump called “a little excursion” that would be over within a few weeks. But it is now into its seventh month, with no end in sight.","sxaTags":[{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"New study shines light on the real nature of little red dots in the universe","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation_red-dots_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/new-study-shines-light-on-the-real-nature-of-litte-red-dots-in-the-universe","publisheddate":"2026-08-25","summary":"
In 2023, the James Webb Space Telescope revealed something strange: the distant reaches of the universe are filled with “little red dots” that astronomers still can’t quite explain. A new paper published in Nature Astronomy might have found the key to understanding their nature.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics"},{"title":"ICRAR"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Space"}]},{"title":"The Taliban has brought Afghanistan close to collapse, but resistance is growing","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-taliban_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/the-taliban-has-brought-afghanistan-close-to-collapse-but-resistance-is-growing","publisheddate":"2026-08-18","summary":"
Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rule remains as ultra-extremist as ever. Acting in the name of a self-centred version of Islam, the group has made no effort to modify its hardline ideological beliefs in favour of a more humane and inclusive approach to governing.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"The ancient Mediterranean diet leaned heavily on bread","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-mediterranean-diet_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/the-ancient-mediterranean-diet-leaned-heavily-on-bread","publisheddate":"2026-08-11","summary":"
The Roman emperor Julian (332–363 CE) called bread the food that “among us is thought to be the most nourishing”. Bread and other cereal-based foods were indeed central to ancient Mediterranean diets. This was supplemented by pulses, oil, wine and whatever seasonal produce people could obtain.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"}]},{"title":"Event to focus on how fatigue affects workers","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/tired-man-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/event-to-focus-on-how-fatigue-affects-workers","publisheddate":"2026-08-10","summary":"
An international conference examining the impact of fatigue on human performance will be hosted this week by the Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research at The University of Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"School of Psychological Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Health"}]},{"title":"Butterflies on the move worldwide due to climate change","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/butterfly-climate-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/butterflies-on-the-move-worldwide-due-to-climate-change","publisheddate":"2026-08-07","summary":"
Butterflies around the world are increasing their distribution range due to climate change in far greater and more complex ways than previously understood, according to an international team of researchers.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Monkeys keep pets too – animal specialist on interspecies friendship","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/monkeys-and-dog-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/monkeys-keep-pets-too-animal-specialist-on-interspecies-friendship","publisheddate":"2026-08-06","summary":"
A new study brings together 427 documented cases of primates interacting with other species, spanning several decades. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Volunteering with children's charity perfect fit for UWA student","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/gisela-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/august/volunteering-with-childrens-charity-perfect-fit-for-uwa-student","publisheddate":"2026-08-06","summary":"
For first-year biomedical student Gisela Terisno, volunteering at Save the Children’s annual book sale to help raise funds for vulnerable children was a natural choice.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Current students"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Philanthropy"}]},{"title":"New fuel refinery a start but we're still vulnerable to shipping disruptions","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/fuel-refinery-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/new-fuel-refinery-a-start-but-were-still-vulnerable-to-shipping-disruptions","publisheddate":"2026-07-30","summary":"
US–Iran war and the reduction in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have been visceral reminders of how much fuel security matters to a country like Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Defence"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Strategy"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"},{"title":"International relations"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"}]},{"title":"We built a computer model to assess the World Cup's carbon footprint","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/world-cup-countries-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/july/we-built-a-computer-model-to-assess-the-world-cups-carbon-footprint","publisheddate":"2026-07-24","summary":"
In 2018, when the US, Canada and Mexico bid to host the World Cup, their pitch included a climate promise to strive to deliver a carbon-neutral event.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Business School"},{"title":"Data Science"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Software Engineering"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Business-and-law"}]}]}