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Stone tools reveal human adaptability

Archaeology

Stone tools in El Aliya Cave in Morocco provide evidence that ancient hunter-gatherers in North Africa had flexible subsistence strategies.

Audrey Arner, who is studying evolutionary mismatch, is sitting at a red table in an outdoor eating area on tan urban street. She has shoulder-length hair and glasses and is smiling at the camera.

Understanding evolutionary mismatch with Audrey Arner

Grantee Spotlight

Why do rates of diabetes surge when traditional societies urbanize? The answer may lie in a concept called the “evolutionary mismatch hypothesis.”
Vanderbilt University PhD candidate Audrey Arner is investigating this phenomenon with support from The Leakey Foundation.

Silvia Carboni, wearing a backpack, outdoor clothing, and a bandana, stands in the lower corner of the photo where she's framed by the green forest she's standing in. She is studying reproduction and microorganisms.

How microorganisms impact primate reproduction

Grantee Spotlight

Do microbes matter for making babies? Emerging research suggests that the hidden world of microorganisms may play a crucial role in animal reproduction.

Grantee Spotlight: Salmah Jombela

Grantee Spotlight

Salmah Jombela is one of the few people in the world who has successfully habituated a community of wild chimpanzees. She studies chimps in Kibale National Park in Uganda.

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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