Daniel García Martínez: Investigating ancient humans in Spain
Leakey Foundation grantee Daniel García Martínez investigates 300,000-400,000-year-old fossils in Spain to learn about early human behavior and tool use.
This stone tool is over 1 million years old. How did its maker get to Sulawesi without a boat?
Stone tools dating to at least 1.04 million years ago have been found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. This means early hominins made a major sea crossing from the Asian mainland much earlier than previously thought – and they likely didn’t have any boats.
Grantee Spotlight: René Bobe
René Bobe is a Leakey Foundation grantee and recipient of the 2025 Gordon P. Getty Award. His research examines the relationship between climate and evolution, with a focus on the environments and ecology of human origins in Africa.
Neanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots
Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. New research suggests their diet had a secret ingredient: maggots.
Baboon skeletons, health, and human evolution
Claire Kirchhoff, a Leakey Foundation grantee and professor at Marquette University, studies baboon skeletons from Gombe National Park to explore how bones reflect behavior, health, and social life.