The Papuan olive python, also known as the Apodora, is a thick, stocky python species that can only be found in the dense forests of Papua New Guinea. Spotting a Papuan olive python is unlikely since ...

CITES parties are required to issue “non-detriment findings” (NDFs) to authorize the export of any CITES Appendix II-listed snake species (e.g., oriental rat snake, central Asian cobra, Papuan python) ...

A team led by Oxford University scientists recently captured the first photographic evidence of Attenborough’s long-beaked ...

A catalogue of racist taunts aimed at a group of students have sparked violent protests in Indonesia's eastern region of Papua. The area's largest protests in years saw numerous buildings torched ...

Scientists found an “unusual” creature with a “lemon yellow” belly on a tree in Papua New Guinea and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Kraus, Vahtera and Weijola (2024 ...

Indonesia's Papua province has become the focus of a well-funded social media campaign using bots to promote a pro-government agenda, the BBC has found. A long-running Papuan separatist movement ...

A Molotov bomb was thrown outside the office of Papua-based media outlet Jujur Bicara, popularly known as Jubi, an act that was quickly denounced by media and human rights groups as an attack on press ...

Papua New Guinea is located in the Pacific Ocean. While it has several official languages, including English, Hiri Motu, PNG Sign Language and Tok Pisin, the country has over 840 indigenous languages.

Papua New Guinea's leader has dismissed US President Joe Biden's suggestion that his uncle may have fallen prey to cannibals in the Pacific nation during World War Two. Mr Biden said last week his ...

It always seems to rain at night here in the mountains of Papua New Guinea. This is why Lidia and what's left of her people, the Meakambut, seek refuge in rock shelters—they're dry. Located high ...

The armed forces were forced to issue a rare apology after a video showing soldiers torturing a Papuan separatist fighter was posted online. As the hostage-taking of New Zealand pilot Philip Mark ...

Papua New Guinea is undergoing economic and social transformation. It is one of the most diverse countries in the world; home to over 11.78 million people and more than 800 different languages spoken ...