Human Respiratory Viruses Continue to Spread in Wild Chimpanzees
Less than two years after the first report of wild chimpanzees in Uganda dying as a result of a human “common cold” virus, a new study has identified two other respiratory viruses of human origin in chimpanzee groups in the same forest.
Origin Stories: Margaret Mead
In this never-before-released archival lecture from 1974, anthropologist Margaret Mead discusses the lives of women from prehistoric through modern times.
2.4 Million Year Old Stone Tools Found in North Africa
When did early humans first arrive in the Mediterranean? New archaeological evidence published in the journal Science and funded in part by The Leakey Foundation indicates their presence in North Africa at least 2.4 million years ago.
Grantee Spotlight: Elizabeth Mallott
Leakey Foundation grantee Elizabeth Mallott is studying how eating meat has shaped the primate gut microbiome.
What Teeth Can Tell Us About Ancient Humans and Neanderthals
Teeth are a really useful indicator of past environments. This is possible because teeth have biological rhythms and key events get locked inside them. These faithful internal clocks run night and day, year after year, and include daily growth lines and a marked line formed at birth.