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Discovering Us with Ashley Judd

Actor and Leakey Foundation advisor Ashley Judd explores the thrilling stories behind important scientific discoveries in a new audio series based on the book Discovering Us: 50 Great Discoveries in Human Evolution.

Earliest gibbon fossil found in Southwest China

09.15.22 Journal Article

A team of scientists has discovered the earliest gibbon fossil, a find that helps fill a long-elusive evolutionary gap in the history of apes.

August 2022 Research Highlights

09.08.22 Research Highlights

Every month, Leakey Foundation grantees publish research that helps us understand humanity's past, present, and future. We've gathered three open access articles about discoveries funded by our donors.

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Earliest gibbon fossil found in Southwest China

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