LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:54 EST en-us LiveScience.com http://images.livescience.com/template_images/navigation/livescience_logo_88x31.jpg http://www.livescience.com 88 31 How to Take a Gorilla's Blood Pressure: Very Carefully http://www.livescience.com/animals/091119-gorilla-blood-pressure-reading.html For the first time, researchers have obtained blood pressure readings from a gorilla while it was awake. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:54 EST Extinction of Giant Mammals Changed Landscape Dramatically http://www.livescience.com/animals/091119-mammoth-megafauna-extinction.html New evidence from dung rules out comet and habitat loss as culprits for mass extinction. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:54 EST Strange Ancient Crocodiles Swam the Sahara http://www.livescience.com/animals/091119-boar-duck-crocodiles.html Odd bunch of crocs lived alongside dinosaurs. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:54 EST Light Shed on Mysteries of Deadly Jellyfish http://www.livescience.com/animals/091119-box-jellyfish.html Clues to the a jellyfish's deadly sting may lead to an antidote. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:54 EST http://www.livescience.com// Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:54 EST Dinosaur Dads Watched Over Eggs http://www.livescience.com/animals/081218-dinosaur-dads.html Some dinosaurs turned to males for parental care. Gremlins Thought Extinct, Found After 85 Years http://www.livescience.com/animals/081118-long-lost-primate.html The primates were lurking in a cloud forest in Indonesia. Two New 'Flying Lemur' Species Identified http://www.livescience.com/animals/081110-flying-lemurs.html The acrobatic primate has four species, not just two as was previously thought. Secret to Penguin Locomotion Revealed http://www.livescience.com/animals/081113-penguins-twist.html Penguins twist their wings to increase their speed through the water. The Top 10 New Species http://www.livescience.com/environment/top-10-new-species.html Each year the International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) at Arizona State University announces a list of the Top 10 New Species for the preceding calendar year.