The Leakey Foundation

02.13.20

First Ancient DNA from West Africa Illuminates the Deep Human Past

A team of international researchers, with support from The Leakey Foundation, dug deep to find some of the oldest African DNA on record, in a new study published in Nature.

01.08.20

Announcing the Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship

Grants, In the News, The Leakey Foundation

The Leakey Foundation is proud to announce the Joan Cogswell Donner Field School Scholarship which will provide grants of up to $2,000 to students from countries where there are abundant scientific resources but limited resources for academic development.

08.28.19

A 3.8-Million-Year-Old Fossil From Ethiopia Reveals the Face of Lucy’s Ancestor

Journal Article, In the News

Leakey Foundation grantee Dr. Yohannes Haile-Selassie and his team of researchers have discovered a "remarkably complete" cranium of a 3.8-million-year-old early human ancestor from the Woranso-Mille paleontological site, located in the Afar region of Ethiopia.

06.19.19

Leakey Foundation Grantee Featured in New PBS and Smithsonian Channel Film

In the News

In the new film “When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time,” Leakey Foundation grantee and Wake Forest University anthropology professor Ellen Miller stands on a rocky hillside in northern Kenya carefully uncovering 16 million-year-old fossil elephant teeth. Miller is one of several scientists from around the world featured in the two-hour film, created in a first-ever partnership between PBS and Smithsonian Channel.

05.10.19

National Parks Could Save Endangered Species

Journal Article, In the News

Research led by Leakey Foundation grantee Stacy Lindshield shows how protected areas like national parks are effectively preserving many mammal species in Senegal.