New Guinea is home to some of the world’s most toxic birds. Why they contain poison, and how they withstand it is still a ...

wears an heirloom headdress with feathers taken from peacocks and birds-of-paradise. The kina shells on her necklace are a status symbol. Shells were legal currency in Papua New Guinea until 1933 ...

Fred Kraus, a researcher in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan, was studying ...

This unusual sound likely evolved as a way for the birds to communicate across the dense forests of New Guinea, and possibly to deter potential threats. Related: Great potoo: The 'tree stump' bird ...

One of the least explored regions on Earth is also part of the largest intact forest ecosystem in the Pacific.

Scientists found a 4-foot-long predator “enveloping” prey on an island of Papua New Guinea and discovered a new species, a study said. Screengrab from YouTube video shared by The Islanders ...

The Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) today unveiled the designs for a new commemorative 50 Kina banknote and 50 Toea coin, ...