What Jane Goodall taught me
Alejandra Pascual-Garrido is a scientist who, inspired by Jane Goodall, studied chimpanzees at Gombe National Park. Read her moving tribute.
Abby McClain: Examining grief and loss at Gombe
Leakey Foundation grantee Abby McClain studies the impact of death, grief, and loss among the chimpanzees at Gombe National Park in Tanzania.
What Jane Goodall taught me
I have known Jane Goodall since 1970, when she gave me the opportunity of a lifetime to join her study of chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, Tanzania. Like many others who were similarly blessed, that experience changed my life.
Remembering Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
The Leakey Foundation is saddened to share the news that Dr. Jane Goodall has passed away at age 91. Her death leaves an immeasurable void in the scientific community and in our hearts.
Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago − and ever since
Ask Americans about the Scopes trial, and they might have heard of it as the “trial of the century,” a showdown over teaching human evolution. Less well known are its origins.