The Papua New Guinea tribe developed strong genetic resistance after a major epidemic of the CJD-like disease, kuru, spread mostly by cannibalism. Current Edition Topics ...
A British 'danger tourist' has blazed a trail by being the first globetrotter to reach several indigenous tribes in Papua New Guinea. Daniel Pinto is on a quest to tick off all 195 countries ...
Writer Will Millard visits the treehouse-dwelling Korowai tribe in Papua, Indonesia, to try and understand the pressures they face as they move into the modern world.
Papua New Guinea has long been tarred by outdated tropes that paint its people as savages.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 ...