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07.30.20

Life Trustee Barry Sterling Dies at Age 90

It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Barry Sterling's death on July 26th at his home in Sebastopol, California. He was 90 years old. Barry was elected to The Leakey Foundation Board of Trustees in 1991 and received the honorary title of Life Trustee in 2007.

07.27.20

Science Through Visual Stories

Video

On July 22, The Leakey Foundation hosted a free webinar with global change biologist and science communication educator Sara ElShafie. The recording of “Science Through Visual Stories” is now available!

07.09.20

Naturally perforated shells one of the earliest adornments in the Middle Paleolithic

Journal Article

Ancient humans deliberately collected perforated shells in order to string them together as beads, according to a study supported in part by The Leakey Foundation and published July 8, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.

07.01.20

Zarin Machanda on Chimpanzee Communication and Relationships

Video, Education, Lunch Break Science

This month’s featured video is primatologist Zarin Machanda’s talk from The Leakey Foundation’s new web series Lunch Break Science. Dr. Machanda is assistant professor of anthropology at Tufts University and director of the Kibale Chimpanzee Project. Her talk explores the surprisingly nuanced world of chimpanzee vocalizations and gestures.

Monthly Archives: July 2020

Life Trustee Barry Sterling Dies at Age 90

Science Through Visual Stories

Naturally perforated shells one of the earliest adornments in the Middle Paleolithic

Zarin Machanda on Chimpanzee Communication and Relationships