From pollinating plants to dispersing seeds, birds play a variety of crucial roles that help to keep ecosystems in balance.

Wading through water up to his knees, Hassan Kargbo points to the vast ocean before him, which is eroding the land and ...

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

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea on Monday, registering at a depth of just 10 km, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre. The tremor ...

The new species is endemic to Equatorial Guinea’s Bioko Island, according to the study. Photo by Oumarou-Ngoute C, Song H, Mariño-Pérez R, Woo BM, Linde J, Rowell CHF (2025).

The new species is endemic to Equatorial Guinea’s Bioko Island, according to the study. Photo by Oumarou-Ngoute C, Song H, Mariño-Pérez R, Woo BM, Linde J, Rowell CHF (2025).

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.

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has announced a national competition to name the country’s future National Rugby League franchise, describing the moment as one that should reflect the ...

Two South African engineers have returned home after spending more than two years in jail in Equatorial Guinea on what the UN has called "arbitrary and illegal" drugs charges. Frik Potgieter and Peter ...

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.