The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected ...

Papua New Guinea defence agreement could bring mutual gains and cement Australia’s role in the Pacific region.

Polio has broken out before in Papua New Guinea, with the most recent incident happening in June of 2018, after a reported 20 ...

A newly released video shows the first-ever footage of the subalpine woolly rat, one of the world’s largest rodents, captured in Papua New Guinea.

New Guinea Island is home to one of the world's most important remaining stands of tropical rainforest. However, for many ...

Seeing a snake is not usually unexpected—until it shines like dark obsidian. In a trek through a minefield on a tiny island ...

The World Health Organisation has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and called for an "immediate" vaccination ...

This outbreak is a timely reminder that the last mile in the global eradication of polio remains elusive. As we emerge from a ...

In subsequent testing, two children in Lae were found to have the poliovirus type 2 strain, according to the WHO ...

The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected ...

The island of New Guinea is famed for its eye-popping diversity of plants, animals and human cultures. Estimated to host ...