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

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 ...

Three new species of Oreophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. ZooKeys , 333 , 93-121. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.333.5795 FEEDBACK: Use this form to send a message to the author of this post.

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. Little does it know, it is being ...

With help from local Indigenous people, he surveyed and genetically identified 61 species of rodents and marsupials found on Mount Wilhelm, a 14,793-foot peak and the country’s highest mountain.

Hiking through the darkened mountains of Papua New Guinea, scientists heard a “sharp buzz.” They followed the sound to a silver-eyed creature perched way up in a tree.