Richard Farrell

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Kanako Chimp with "Downs Syndrome"

'Down Syndrome' in Chimps Seen for Only the Second Time

By Richard Farrell published

A 24-year-old female chimpanzee in Japan has a genetic disorder not observed in her species since 1969, one that looks similar to Down syndrome in humans.

Monkeys
Paleontologists prepare to remove the T. rex skull from the dig site in northern Montana.

T. Rex with Well-Preserved Skull Found in Montana's Hell Creek Formation

By Richard Farrell published

The famed Hell Creek Formation yields multiple bones from the iconic beast.

Dinosaurs
Atlantic coast leopard frog, new frog species, sounds, croak, cough

New Frog Species Coughs Instead of Croaking

By Richard Farrell published

Its distinctive mating call helps scientists distinguish the creature from already known frogs with which it was often confused.

Frogs