Female baboons keep family bonds strong: research reveals the benefits
Long term studies of baboons show how females’ family bonds have long lasting benefits.
Introducing the spring 2026 Leakey Foundation Research Grant recipients
The Leakey Foundation announces the 32 recipients of its spring 2026 grants for research into human origins, evolution, behavior, and survival.
Grantee Spotlight: Rebecca DeCamp
How does a body switch sperm production on for one season, then off again? Rebecca DeCamp is a PhD candidate at Rutgers University whose research explores how seasonal changes impact the reproductive cycle.
Grantee Spotlight: Dominic Mayo
Dominic visiting a mountain gorilla group in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Mountain gorillas are among our closest living relatives, and they exhibit some surprisingly human-like behaviors. One notable example is that male mountain gorillas often care for and protect infants, even when they are not the biological father. For female gorillas, having a male social partner<br>
Ancient tooth proteins suggest Homo erectus may have left a genetic legacy in people today
A new study shows that Homo erectus populations left a small but detectable genetic legacy in modern human genomes.