In the rugged landscapes of Papua New Guinea—where more than 800 languages echo across valleys and coasts—a remarkable ...

A new analysis of the ancient DNA of 42 people from Papua New Guinea reveals that some cultures were remarkably isolated for ...

However, experts are increasingly concerned that developers are shifting their focus to New Guinea, which is split roughly in half between Indonesia, which controls the island’s west, and Papua ...

Papua New Guinea's community volunteers provide essential services and health promotion, but the absence of financial support ...

A polio outbreak has been declared in Papua New Guinea, sparking concern about the disease's spread in a country with low vaccination rates, health officials said. Poliovirus, most often spread ...

Following Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s May 2025 re-election, Australia is advancing a historic defence treaty with Papua New Guinea. Rooted in shared history and strategic urgency amid ...

May 16 (UPI) --The Papua New Guinea National Department of Health announced early Friday that a polio outbreak has struck there. The nation's government said it is "stepping up its response after ...

Less than half of the country's population are immunised against polio, a highly infectious disease The World Health Organisation has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and called for ...

Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The highly infectious virus was found in two healthy, polio-vaccinated children who were screened ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler Herpetology has long navigated through tangled terrain in Papua New Guinea, where species mislabeling ...

The variable pitohui, a poisonous bird, captured in a mist net on the outskirts of Wanang Village in Papua New Guinea in 2018. In the summer of 1989, Jack Dumbacher was a fresh-faced ornithologist ...