University of Michigan biologist Fred Kraus identified four new tree snake species in Papua New Guinea, highlighting the region's rich but understudied biodiversity. These discoveries, found on ...

A tsunami warning was issued for Papua New Guinea following a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The tsunami warning was rescinded just after 7 p.m. ET on Friday.

Papua New Guinea's government has shut down social media platform Facebook, in what it describes as a "test" to mitigate hate speech, misinformation, pornography and "other detrimental content".

Papua New Guinea, often known as PNG, is among a tiny group of countries that's theoretically approved this kind of underwater extraction in its maritime territory.

Ordained a priest and a member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, Boismenu arrived in Papua New Guinea in 1897. He was appointed apostolic vicar of Papua in 1908, a role he held until his ...

Credit: PNG Office of the Prime Minister Subscribe for ads-free reading At the end of April 2024, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a high-profile visit to Papua New Guinea (PNG) just before a ...

A Papua New Guinea official estimated more than 2,000 people were buried in the landslide. A U.N. agency had estimated 670 were killed.

Massive, deadly Papua New Guinea landslide: What to know 03:29. A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations that more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried ...

Massive, deadly Papua New Guinea landslide: What to know 03:29. The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua ...

Locals in Papua New Guinea found the SBD Dauntless, a World War II plane, in the jungle last month, according to SWNS, the British news service. The plane, which went down on Jan. 14, 1944, was ...

The police-to-population ratio in Papua New Guinea is one officer for every 1,845 people, below the U.N.’s recommendation of 2.2 per 1,000 people. More Must-Reads from TIME Cybersecurity Experts ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — At least 26 combatants and an unconfirmed number of bystanders were killed in a gunbattle between warring tribes in Papua New Guinea, police said Monday. A tribe, their ...