Miami Herald21d
‘Giant’ creature with ‘baggy’ skin found in Papua New Guinea. It’s a new species
Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto Near a village in Papua New Guinea, a “giant” creature with “baggy” skin perched on a branch, its “tan” eyes scanning the surrounding forest.
Miami Herald20d
‘Large’ creature with ‘baggy’ skin found in dark forest and discovered as new species
Scientists found “large” lizard with “baggy” skin in a forest of Papua New Guinea and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In a dark forest of ...
Science Daily28d
Early dingoes are related to dogs from New Guinea and East Asia
and dogs from East Asia and New Guinea. New archaeological research by the University of Sydney has discovered for the first time clear links between fossils of the iconic Australian dingo ...
Forbes5d
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain, land tenure issues, and the high cost of developing infrastructure.
PBS27d
Papua New Guinea leaders struggle to monitor deep-sea mining activities off its coast
The only country on earth to allow it so far is Papua New Guinea. Videographer Edward Kiernan and special correspondent Willem Marx report on how difficult it is for the impoverished Pacific ...
Time1mon
Papua New Guinea Violence Leaves Between 20 and 50 People Dead, U.N. Official Says
MELBOURNE, Australia — Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea has left between 20 and 50 people dead, a United Nations official said Monday. The fighting started days ago and is ...
Al Jazeera English1mon
Tribal violence over Papua New Guinea mines kills at least 20: UN
Papua New Guinea has given police permission to use “lethal force” to restore order as shootouts between rival tribes have killed dozens of people. Between 20 and 50 people have been killed in ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore1mon
In Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis holds mass 'at the edge of the world'
PORT MORESBY: Pope Francis held an open-air mass for tens of thousands of Papua New Guinea's faithful on Sunday (Sep 8), imploring this nation "at the edge of the world" to draw closer to the ...
PBS28d
Papua New Guinea locals concerned over deep-sea mining’s impact on culture and environment
They return to Papua New Guinea and report on locals fighting to save a vanishing way of life. In our globally connected lives, the companies that make the technology we rely on every day can run ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore1mon
Papua New Guinea prepares for rare papal visit during landmark tour
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea: Over mountains, by air and by sea, pilgrims have flocked to Port Moresby, the Papua New Guinea capital where Pope Francis landed on Friday (Sep 6) on a landmark ...
Reuters8d
Papua New Guinea, IMF reach staff-level deal to release $265 mln for climate change
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea authorities and the International Monetary Fund team have reached a staff-level agreement for access of about $265 million to improve resilience to ...
Toronto Star1mon
Papua New Guinea violence leaves between 20 and 50 people dead, UN official says
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea has left between 20 and 50 people dead, a United Nations official said Monday. The fighting started days ago and is ...