A new black-eyed snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, was found in an old gold mine in Papua New Guinea. Researchers are studying this non-venomous snake, which could impact plans to restart mining in ...

A comprehensive new review paper reveals the staggering loss of biodiversity among island land snails globally. Lead author ...

Across the country's hundreds of cultures the iconic string bag functions as a system of knowledge, writes Scott Waide.

Hidden deep in a once-ravaged mining site on a remote Pacific island, scientists uncovered a sleek, black-eyed creature ...

Scientist on Burmese pythons: 'removing over 24 tons of python locally feels like a dent to me, but I’m biased.' ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

Within a forested limestone landscape of Papua New Guinea lives a shy, striking bird that’s new to science. This bird is also incredibly rare and may already be endangered, according to a recent study ...

An Australian cruise ship ran aground in Papua New Guinea. The incident took place at 5:25 a.m. local time off the coast of Finschhafen on Dec. 27, according to the Papua New Guinea National Maritime ...

Powerful Earthquake Jolts Papua New Guinea A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 106 km ...

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, about 26 miles northeast of the town of Goroka in the Eastern Highlands province. The quake hit at ...