Grantee Spotlight: Andrew Bernard
Will primates move to track changes in their habitats, or might they modify their behavior, or even adapt, in place? If they do move, why? What elements of their habitats are actually changing that make it more or less preferable? These questions frame Leakey Foundation grantee Andrew Bernard's dissertation research in Gunung Palung National Park, West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo.
The Piltdown Man Hoax
The latest episode of The Leakey Foundation's Origin Stories podcast explores the story of the infamous Piltdown Man hoax.
Grantee Spotlight: Kelly Ostrofsky
Leakey Foundation grantee Kelly Ostrofsky studies how wild apes move and climb in their natural habitats. As our closest living relatives, these apes provide an important comparative context for understanding how our ancestors may have moved and climbed.
Five Fun Facts About Gibbons
In honor of International Gibbon Day, here are five fun facts about our gibbon cousins and one fact that's no fun at all.
What Shapes the Human Gut Microbiome?
A study published on October 8, 2019, in the journal Genome Biology finds that despite our close genetic relationship to apes, the human gut microbiome is more similar to that of baboons than it is to that of apes like chimpanzees.