SYDNEY: A Sydney scientist has discovered seven new species of the tiny Australian peacock spider - a spectacularly colored, three-millimetre arachnid that dances to attract a female mate.
CAIRO: French scientists equipped with a special telescope have joined the Scan the Pyramids project that was launched last year to discover the secrets of Egypt's ancient structures.
Washington: Scientists have discovered a "ghostlike" octopus in deep water off Hawaii that appears to belong to a previously unknown species, researchers said.
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Paleontologists in Argentina have announced the discovery of a major Jurassic-era fossil site four years after it was first discovered.