The Leakey Foundation

Director’s Diary

04.18.24

First evidence of ancient human occupation found in giant lava tube cave in Saudi Arabia

Journal Article

Researchers report first evidence of ancient human occupation of giant lava tube caves in the Arabian Peninsula.

04.05.24

ASU Institute of Human Origins celebrates Lucy with a 50th-anniversary symposium

Education, Lecture

Lucy is one of the most famous fossils of all time. The discovery of this species had a major impact on the science of human origins and evolution. Why? What was that impact? Arizona State University's Institute of Human Origins is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Lucy's discovery with a symposium on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

04.03.24

Jane Goodall’s 90-Dog Salute

The Leakey Foundation, Director's Diary

When Jane Goodall was asked how she wanted to spend her 90th birthday, the trailblazing primatologist said, “With dogs.”

04.03.24

Raymond Dart’s 1973 Lecture, “The Discovery of Australopithecus and Its Implications”

Video, Guest Post, From the Archive

Raymond Arthur Dart (1893-1988) announced, described, and named the first discovery of an Australopithecine in the February 7, 1925 issue of Nature. The now iconic specimen consisted of a partial fossilized face, jaw, and cast of the interior of the braincase of a young child from Taung, which Dart assigned to a new genus and species called Australopithecus africanus.

03.20.24

Humans and plants go way back

Education

The Leakey Foundation and American Association for Biological Anthropologists’ Education Committee are collaborating on outreach at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County on March 20, 2024 from 9:30 am–3 pm as part of the museum’s Spring into Nature program, which celebrates plant stories. Check out these resources! Learn about seed dispersal by animals, including primates!… more »