The tradition of displaying the deceased ahead of a funeral is hardly unique, but certain Ghanaian communities elevate the ...

Australia's closest neighbor, Papua New Guinea, is a place of remarkable cultural diversity. Home to cultures speaking more ...

See the First Photos and Videos of the Rare Subalpine Woolly Rat, a Massive but Elusive Rodent in New Guinea’s Mountains Working with local Indigenous people, biologist František Vejmělka ...

The Sepik people use crocodiles for food, clothing, decoration, spiritual practices and tourism draws. There are no alligators in Papua New Guinea. A Note to our Readers ...

The leader of the Huli tribe in the forests of Papua New Guinea is delighted that the government wants to make the country a global role model for sustainable forest management. Mundiya Kepanga is ...

Viral images showing a group of bow-and-arrow wielding men dangling mutilated body parts that appears to depict “horrific acts of cannibalism” have sparked outrage in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea has long been tarred by outdated tropes that paint its people as savages. Historically, cannibalism has been documented among a small number of tribes in remote parts of Papua New ...

In late-October 2024, a post on Facebook highlighted an indigenous tribe on the island of New Guinea, in which the tribespeople apparently practice the custom of cutting off a portion of their ...

Hopi: The Hopi are Native Americans who primarily live in northeastern Arizona. Huli: They are an indigenous Melanesian ethnic group who reside in Hela Province of Papua New Guinea.

FILE - Pope Francis waves Chief of the Huli tribe in Papua New-Guinea, Mundiya Kepanga, as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

Images from the air and the ground have revealed the huge breadth of the devastating landslide that has left as many as 2,000 people buried under rubble in Papua New Guinea.