Feeling poor relative to others can spur families to support women in pursuing work outside the household and to invest more in girls' schooling, according to our new study. But that does not mean women become more empowered.
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2021
0
1
A new study examines how acidity and climate impact arsenic removal strategies downstream of the Porgera Joint Venture gold mine in Papua New Guinea.
Environment
Dec 11, 2020
1
5
The banana has its earliest origins in Papua New Guinea, where it was domesticated by indigenous communities at least 7,000 years ago. This ancestor, Musa acuminata, subspecies Banksii, looks very different from the ubiquitous ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2020
0
31
Pentecostalism is the largest and fastest growing branch of Christianity in the world after the Catholic Church. Thanks to its focus on missionary work, Pentecostalism wields significant power particularly in areas where ...
Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2020
2
5
This week, 156 people from the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, petitioned the Australian government to investigate Rio Tinto over a copper mine that devastated their homeland.
Environment
Oct 1, 2020
0
11
Ancestors of a distinctive pollinating bee found across Australia probably originated in tropical Asian countries, islands in the south-west Pacific or greater Oceania region, ecology researchers claim.
Plants & Animals
Jun 26, 2020
0
1
New research which "fills in the blanks" on what ancient Papuan New Guineans ate, and how they processed food, has ended decades-long speculation on tool use and food stables in the highlands of New Guinea several thousand ...
Archaeology
Jun 4, 2020
2
490
Quailthrush are a group of songbirds unique to our region. They are widespread throughout Australia and New Guinea and there are eight recognized species.
Evolution
Jun 2, 2020
0
2
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that without a substantial decrease in our use of fossil fuels, we are on track for a global average increase of 2°C in the next few decades, ...
Environment
Feb 25, 2020
0
15
Four new species of tropical sharks that use their fins to walk are causing a stir in waters off northern Australia and New Guinea.
Plants & Animals
Jan 21, 2020
0
201
