In 1991, researchers made an “extremely steep and rugged” trek up one of Papua New Guinea’s tallest mountains to survey wildlife in this rarely seen and poorly understood landscape. As they scoured ...

High on the slopes of Papua New Guinea’s tallest mountain, a biologist went searching. Armed with a headlamp and stories heard from locals, he was searching for a creature no scientist had seen in ...

The new species has only been seen three times in the mountains of central Papua New Guinea, researchers said. Photo by Stephen Richards In the mountains of Papua New Guinea, researchers encountered a ...

Researchers said the new species inhabits an extremely narrow range, confined to one section of alpine meadow on Mount Capella. Photo by Stephen J. Richards In 1991, researchers made an “extremely ...