Thanks to a new book by C. M. Kushins, “Cooler Than Cool: The Life and Work of Elmore Leonard” (Mariner), we know a little more about “Unknown Man No. 89.” ...

Australia's closest neighbor, Papua New Guinea, is a place of remarkable cultural diversity. Home to cultures speaking more ...

An American bomber from World War II that sat hidden in Papua New Guinea’s jungle for decades will soon go on display at a museum in Port Moresby, the island nation’s capital, according to the ...

The new marine species from Papua New Guinea has a “distinctive” characteristic found in none of the other 134 related species.

Anemonefishes are a group of damselfishes “that exclusively live symbiotically with sea anemones,” researchers said in a July 10 study published in the peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys. They are ...

In parts of Papua New Guinea, teenage boys are usually the ones to get initiated, Simet said. However, there are particular groups in the region that are unique — the groups scar the women ...

We went to Jeff’s Pirates Cove in Ipan, Talofofo just recently to attend the book signing by Don Farrell for his latest book, “Seabees and Superforts at War, Tinian’s Critical ...

The U.S. Navy Seabees are a unique combat-ready construction force, trained to build and fight in some of the world's most challenging environments. Originating in World War II, they now serve ...

Jønsson thinks it’s highly likely. "New Guinea’s poisonous birds belong to the Corvides super-family of birds, which comprise roughly 700 species worldwide,” he says.

Police in Papua New Guinea say the country's overrun courts and prisons are behind mass breakouts from police custody. Chief Superintendent Clement Dala made the comment after 13 detainees escaped ...

His grandfather served in Papua New Guinea during World War II with the 43rd Engineer Combat Division. They arrived in the country a year ahead of the planes to build runways and roads.