In one of the world’s most isolated jungles, the Foja Mountains of western New Guinea, naturalists have discovered a vast unexplored preserve of exotic species new to science. During a 15-day ...

An international team of scientists travelled to the Foja Mountains in western New Guinea and found several new species of birds, frogs and plants. Full Episode. Thursday, Apr 24.

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 7, 2006) – An expedition to one of Asia's most isolated jungles – in the mist-shrouded Foja Mountains of western New Guinea – discovered a virtual ''Lost World" of new ...

As many a World War II G.I. can testify, Western New Guinea is an unappetizing piece of real estate—a land of tropical swamps, unexplored mountains and predominantly Stone Age inhabitants. Yet ...

Indonesia had declared its independence from the Netherlands in 1945, and in the years since had been trying to wrest western New Guinea from the Dutch. (Papua New Guinea comprises the island’s ...

If Sukarno accepts the agreement, it means that he will have to back down from his longstanding boast that he would throw the Dutch out of western New Guinea by next Jan. I. Said an Indonesian ...

Indonesia’s control over Western New Guinea stems from a complex mix of colonial history, Cold War diplomacy, and contested independence. This video dives into how the region became part of ...

Scientists Discover Dozens Of New Species In 'Lost World' Of Western New Guinea. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2006 / 02 / 060207232338.htm ...