With its tropical climate, using insect repellent is a must to keep those pesky mosquito-borne diseases at bay.

In the dead of night, a giant rat the size of a small terrier scurries among the forest ferns in the wet, glacial valley of Papua New Guinea's highest mountain.

The Torricelli Mountain range in northern Papua New Guinea holds a staggering amount of biodiversity in a tiny area. A recent analysis suggests that the threat of extinction to species living in ...

Scientists found a silver-eyed creature with “sharp buzz” call in the Papua New Guinea mountains and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Stephen Richards via Günther and ...

The subalpine woolly rat lives high in the mountains of New Guinea, where it spends its nights searching for plants to eat and its days hiding in underground burrows or tree canopies.

Scientists found a silver-eyed creature with “sharp buzz” call in the Papua New Guinea mountains and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Stephen Richards via Günther and ...

A species of giant rat, the size of a small terrier, has been documented in New Guinea's highlands for the first time.

Scientists found a silver-eyed creature with “sharp buzz” call in the Papua New Guinea mountains and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Stephen Richards via Günther and ...

Scientists found a silver-eyed creature with “sharp buzz” call in the Papua New Guinea mountains and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Stephen Richards via Günther and ...

Scientists found a silver-eyed creature with “sharp buzz” call in the Papua New Guinea mountains and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Stephen Richards via Günther and ...