The Origins of the Stonehenge Altar Stone
New research in Nature solves the mystery of the origins of the Stonehenge Altar Stone, an enigmatic rock at the heart of the monument.
Grantee Spotlight: Margaret Furtner
Learn about Margaret Furtner, a Leakey Foundation grantee using new technology to explore for fossil sites in South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind.
Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas
Celebrate World Gorilla Day with a never-before-seen lecture by Dian Fossey recorded at the Louis Leakey Memorial Symposium in 1973.
Grantee Spotlight: Kakamega Monkey Project
Learn about the Kakamega Monkey Project, one of the longest continuous studies of wild primates in the world.
Grantee Spotlight: Clara Mariencheck
Learn about Clara Mariencheck, a PhD Candidate in the Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology at the George Washington University whose research explores primate genetics, immunogenetics, and sociality. She received a Leakey Foundation grant in 2024 for her project called “How an extra X chromosome may enhance immunity.”