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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.”

Twins have been rare in human history and can seem special for that reason. Our recent research suggests that twins were actually the norm further back in primate evolution.

Looking for your next great read about evolution, behavior, or biology? Check out this list of human evolution book recommendations from The Leakey Foundation’s scientific advisors and trustees.

Who were the Denisovans, where did they live, and why are they important to the story of humanity?

New research reveals fossil footprints that record two different species of hominins walking along the same Kenyan lakeshore at the same time, roughly 1.5 million years ago.