A shark that walks on land at low tide just turned up in one of the ocean's most remote corners, and scientists are already worried it could vanish before we fully understand it.

The creature belongs to a unique group of sharks whose members can use their strong pectoral fins like legs to get around ...

A spokesperson for the West Papua Liberation Army claimed the group’s fighters had shot and killed Nicholas F. Goselin.

Scientists exploring the reefs of eastern Papua New Guinea have discovered a new species of walking shark, bringing the total ...

Thick rafts of volcanic pumice ejected by an undersea eruption in Papua ​New Guinea's Bismarck Sea have blocked boats, damaged fishing grounds ...

Oxfam predicts PNG will be worst-hit country in Pacific from the weather pattern, with up to 3 million people affected nationwide ...

Australia's largest chicken meat buyer, Papua New Guinea, has reversed its decision to suspend Australian poultry and egg imports due to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak.

Hemiscyllium dudgeonae is the tenth recorded species of walking shark, which use their pectoral fins to move across reef flats, and its limited range means it may be at high risk of extinction ...