In 1906, naturalist Albert Stewart Meek discovered a butterfly so large that it defied belief. Living high in the canopies of Papua New Guinea, the Queen Alexandra birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae) ...

Twenty-nine global banks reject financing a Papua New Guinea LNG project led by TotalEnergies, citing climate, environmental ...

New Guinea is the world’s second-largest island and it’s divided between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. The western half, known today as Papua and West Papua, became part of Indonesia after a complex ...

What an incredible journey these first settlers must have experienced.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea signed a major bilateral defense treaty Monday that China believes targets it unfairly. Australian Prime Minister Anthony ...

The U.S. Defense Department is funding a $400 million fuel storage facility in Papua New Guinea as part of the growing military ties under a 2023 defense agreement between the two countries. The ...

The new study combines ancient DNA analysis with archaeological and linguistic findings. Together, they paint a vivid picture of the pre-colonial societies that once inhabited the country's coastal ...

A tsunami warning has been issued for Papua New Guinea after a strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific island nation, according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center. The earthquake was ...

Australia has made its biggest Pacific sporting bet so far. Will it deliver results for both Australia and the Pacific ...

Scientists have discovered a new snake species following an encounter with a large black-eyed creature found moving around a mining site on a small island in Papua New Guinea. The atra tree snake, ...

Kuwait and Papua New Guinea have been added to the Financial Action Task Force’s “grey list”, following the global watchdog’s latest round of assessments of countries’ anti-money laundering and ...