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

Working with local Indigenous people, biologist František Vejmělka spent six months surveying the creatures that live on ...

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

The World Health Organization has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and is calling for a vaccination campaign.

BANGKOK: The Earthquake Observation Division of the Thai Meteorological Department reported a strong earthquake in Papua New ...

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

(Reuters) -A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck northeast of Angoram, Papua New Guinea, early on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 53 km (32.93 miles ...

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

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

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

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