Ancient bones show dogs have been woven into human life for nearly 16,000 years
New research helps explain how by the end of the Ice Age, dogs were already deeply woven into human life, forging deep bonds that continue to this day.
Jane’s Archive
What does Jane Goodall's early scientific career look like on paper? Grant reports typed by candlelight. Thank-you notes for $10 donations. Balancing fieldwork with motherhood. Volunteer Alex Wilkins processed The Leakey Foundation's Jane Goodall archive and came away with a different kind of reverence for her scientific hero.
In Memory of Dr. Biruté Marija Filomena Galdikas
Biruté Galdikas did not simply study orangutans; she dedicated her life to revealing their behavior and ecology, protecting their future, and ensuring they would never again be forgotten.
Grantee Spotlight: Eva Stela Nomenjanahary
Eva Stela Nomenjanahary grew up in Madagascar, one of the most biodiverse countries on Earth. Now a PhD student, she's recording rare nocturnal lemur calls to understand how they change as habitat becomes fragmented.
Grantee Spotlight: Sims Patton
Sims Patton didn't set out to become a primatologist. She started college aiming for veterinary school, but an internship at Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens, where she worked with a gorilla who had been raised as a pet, changed her direction entirely.