The Latest Breaking News from New Guinea

For at least 3,500 years, dingoes have been Australia’s top terrestrial predator. And in current times, they are one of the continent’s most iconic but controversial animals. Dingoes hold significant cultural value, including a long connection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Australian painter whose works married landscape and figurative styles, and drew heavily on his time in New Guinea

The Papua New Guinea government said more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive in a landslide in the South Pacific island nation

Humans from Southeast Asia likely used New Guinea rather than Timor Island as stepping stone to Australia

Humans arrived in Australia at least 65,000 years ago, according to archaeological evidence. These pioneers were part of an early wave of people travelling eastwards from Africa, through Eurasia, and ultimately into Australia and New Guinea.

Genes inherited from Denisovans, extinct human relatives, may help Papua New Guineans in the lowlands fight off infection, while mutations to red blood cells may help highlanders live at altitude.

President’s suggestion that his ‘Uncle Bosie’ was eaten by cannibals harms US efforts to build Pacific ties, say local experts

A collaboration between traditional owners and researchers has uncovered the oldest pottery made in Australia on an island in the Great Barrier Reef.

Australian bomber and air crew members identified after 80 years off Papua New Guinea coast. Wreckage discovered in 2020, with remains confirmed through DN...

Lack of police and weakened judicial law contribute to the increase in tribal fighting

He fought in the jungles of Papua, New Guinea and Borneo.