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01.13.20

Introducing Our Fall 2019 Grantees

We are pleased to announce the recipients of our fall 2019 research grants. This granting cycle, The Leakey Foundation is supporting the research of 27 scientists working at field sites and in laboratories around the world.

01.08.20

Announcing the Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship

Grants, In the News, The Leakey Foundation

The Leakey Foundation is proud to announce the Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship which will provide grants of up to $2,000 to students from countries where there are abundant scientific resources but limited resources for academic development.

01.06.20

Chimpanzees more likely to share tools, teach skills when task is complex

Journal Article

Teach a chimpanzee to fish for insects to eat, and you feed her for a lifetime. Teach her a better way to use tools in gathering prey, and you may change the course of evolution.