1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (482+ words) Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought due to mistaken assumptions on how high coastal waters already are, a study says. Researchers examined hundreds of scientific studies and hazard…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (9+ words) Australian bees helping science'Illawarra Mercury Australian bees helping science...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (427+ words) Bushfires in 2025 razed much of the habitat of one of few remaining brush-tailed rock wallaby colonies. While the marsupials in the Grampians National Park were able to cower safely in their rocky caves, the blaze left behind little foliage to…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (852+ words) For weeks, the story of Punch the monkey has tugged at heartstrings around the world. Videos of this lonely baby monkey at Japan's Ichikawa Zoo have triggered global outpourings of empathy, grief and outrage. Abandoned by his mother, the young…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (207+ words) Parts of the Illawarra have been lashed by more than 100mm of rain in less than eight hours. The BOM has issued a severe weather warnign for heavy rainfall in northern Illawarra. As of 4.30pm, the Bellambi weather station has recorded more…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (30+ words) Snake fight club': Beechworth prospecter captures moment a brown snake eats a red belly'Illawarra Mercury Snake fight club': Beechworth prospecter captures moment a brown snake eats a red belly...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (25+ words) Tropical Cyclone Mitchell to bring a band of rain across Western Australia'Illawarra Mercury Tropical Cyclone Mitchell to bring a band of rain across Western Australia...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (783+ words) Nestled within the University of Wollongong's leafy campus is a lab where researchers work tirelessly to understand a debilitating disease that is fatal to everyone who develops it. The Yerbury Lab is named for its founder, Professor Justin Yerbury, the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (564+ words) Wollongong's deputy lord mayor has outlined the areas the council will prioritise for more trees and vegetation as it receives a cash injection to make the city greener, cooler and more liveable. Wollongong City Council's Green the Gong program will…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (16+ words) Elephants enjoy a 'spa' day during heatwave'illawarramercury.com.au Elephants enjoy a 'spa' day during heatwave...