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Allegra DePasquale is a Leakey Foundation grantee who studies how interactions between primates, fruiting plants, and other fruit-eating animals have shaped the evolution of key primate traits.

On Panama’s Jicarón island, biologists documented five male capuchin monkeys carrying at least eleven different infant howler monkeys—a behavior never before seen in wild primates.

Stone tools were crucial for our ancestors’ evolution and survival. When did tool innovation begin? And who were the first toolmakers?

Tefera Tarekegn Bayu is an archaeologist studying ancient charcoal remains to reconstruct how humans interacted with the environment.

Altayeb Abdalla Hassbrabo Mohammed is a Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellow from Sudan who is working to become an expert in stone tool analysis.

Explore human origins, ancient art, and evolutionary history in Chicago with Australian archaeologist Adam Brumm.

Ancient cut marks on animal bones show that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago. This research was supported in part by The Leakey Foundation.

Who would win in a no-rules fight between 100 average human men and one adult male gorilla? Learn what science says about it!

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. ⁠

Learn how science and collaboration are helping ensure the golden lion tamarin’s survival.