Crabs in computers, drains and salad bowls Ms Preston said baby crabs were often found in peculiar places during their journey back to the forest. “I remember an IT guy up on the island was replacing the hard drive in my computer and when he pulled the back off the computer there were about seven or eight […]
Christmas Island’s famous red crab population is increasing with millions of the creatures making a comeback in the past few years. Christmas Island National Park Invasive species program coordinator Tanya Detto said for the past 20 years the crabs’ population has been fairly stable at around 40 to 50 million, but this year’s survey of the […]
Michael Noetel is a psychologist and senior lecturer in the school of behavioural and health sciences at the Australian Catholic University. He’s given a lot of thought to why we donate, and how our goodwill can have the greatest impact. “Most people give to charity because they want to help people,” he says. “But if […]