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Director’s Diary

11.28.22

Double your Giving Tuesday impact

The Leakey Foundation is participating in Giving Tuesday, a global day that celebrates giving and reimagines a world built on shared humanity and generosity. This Giving Tuesday, the impact of your generosity will be doubled!

10.24.22

Meet the first Neanderthal family

Ancient genomes of thirteen Neanderthals provide a rare snapshot of their community and social organization.

10.13.22

The Origins of Rocks and Humans with Dr. Patrick Gathogo

Lunch Break Science

Join Dr. Patrick Gathogo live on Lunch Break Science October 20, 2022 for an exploration of geology, the origin and ‘genetics’ of rocks, and human evolution!

10.05.22

Svante Pääbo wins Nobel Prize for decoding ancient DNA

In the News

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded on October 3 to geneticist Svante Pääbo for his groundbreaking discoveries about human evolution and the genomes of extinct hominins.

09.30.22

September 2022 research highlights

Research Highlights

This month's open-access research highlights include a study of sibling stress, an investigation of pant-hoot communication, and a comparison between fossils from two European Paleolithic research sites.

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