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

Now a farmer is testing new rice growing processes and trialling which strain of grain is best suited to the rich volcanic soils in an attempt to revolutionise rice growing in the country.

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 ...

More than 100 people are feared dead in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea after it was hit by a major landslide, officials said Friday, as rescue workers scramble to reach the site.

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 ...

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 ...