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Leakey Foundation grantees elected to National Academy of Sciences

Three Leakey Foundation grantees were inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2025. Membership in the Academy is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive. ⁠

Stand up for science

At The Leakey Foundation, we believe that science matters and science is for everyone. We also know that understanding our past is a key to a better future. 

Lucy, the iconic ancestor

Fifty years since the discovery of Lucy, what does this iconic fossil tell us about our evolutionary story? By Evan HadinghamAuthor of Discovering Us What marked out our ancestors from other early apes and set them on the evolutionary path to becoming Homo sapiens? At the start of the 20th century, many assumed that intelligence and a big brain were

I [name], of [city, state ZIP], bequeath the sum of $[ ] or [ ] percent of my estate to L.S.B. Leakey Foundation for Research Related to Man’s Origins, Behavior & Survival, (dba The Leakey Foundation), a nonprofit organization with a business address of 1003B O’Reilly Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94129 and a tax identification number 95-2536475 for its unrestricted use and purpose.

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