More than 13,000 species can be found on New Guinea, ranging from tiny orchids to giant tree ferns, two-thirds of which do not exist elsewhere. The findings, published in Nature, will be used to ...
Tree kangaroos are found only in the rain forests of Australia, West Papua, and Papua New Guinea. Six of ten species are found in Papua New Guinea, in some of the last undisturbed rain forest ...
On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a “fairly large” creature perched on a tree trunk. Its brown speckled body seemed to blend in — but not well enough. Passing scientists spotted the ...
The Amethystine python, one of the largest nonvenomous snakes, amazes scientists with its exceptional tree climbing skills in the rainforests of Northern Australia and New Guinea. Known for its ...