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How does evolutionary science help humans in our fight for survival against infectious disease-causing microbes?

New research shows that humans lived in African rainforests 150,000 years ago. This is more than twice as early as previously thought.

Primatologist Susan Perry has spent much of the past 35 years studying the complex social lives of white-faced capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica.

On Rusinga Island, a grassroots group is celebrating the field assistants who helped find famous fossils and inspiring future generations to study science.

Natalia Camargo Peña is a Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellow and PhD student from Colombia who is learning about what shapes individual differences in primate social development.

Leakey Foundation grantee Julien Louys journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of Homo erectus, but uncovers how environmental devastation has erased much of the region’s history.

Early humans survived on raw foods. They foraged and hunted whatever was available, consuming it in its natural state. While raw food provides energy, it can be challenging to consume and digest efficiently. That changed when our ancestors learned to control fire.

We are pleased to announce the fall 2024 Francis H. Brown African Scholars: Ester Lourenço, Georgina Luti, Aggrey Omuyangu, and Tekie Tesfamichael. This prestigious award acknowledges their contributions to the study of human origins and their exceptional potential for continued success.

We are thrilled to announce the fall 2024 Leakey Foundation Research Grant recipients. Twenty-six scholars will receive funding to advance knowledge of human origins, evolution, behavior, and survival.

Leakey Foundation grantee Nina Jablonski is one of the “small but mighty population of people whose careers have been ignited and sustained by Leakey Foundation support, and whose research, in turn, has shed light on previously opaque mysteries of human and primate evolution.”