Christmas Island discovery redraws map of life. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 03 / 200323112053.htm. University of Queensland.

The world's animal distribution map will need to be redrawn and textbooks updated, after researchers discovered the existence of 'Australian' species on Christmas Island. The University of ...

But Christmas Island is associated in the public mind less with natural beauty than with human misery. First spotted by a passing British ship in 1615, the island was christened on Christmas Day ...

Christmas Island discovered 375 years ago 12/18/2018 December 18, 2018. On December 25, 1643 Dutch seafarers sighted an island in the Indian Ocean. Its discovery at Christmas determined its name.

"Christmas Island is a strange and unique place, not just because of its geological history, but also its biological history," Aitchison said. "We're excited to see what other weird and wonderful ...

Christmas Island discovery redraws map of life, scientists say By . Christopher Carbone, Fox News. Published March 24, 2020, 4:28 p.m. ET. ... “Christmas Island is a strange and unique place, ...