The Leakey Foundation

10.20.17

Science Speakeasy: Fake or Fact?

The Leakey Foundation is teaming up with the Bay Area Science Festival to explore how to separate what’s fake and what’s fact when it comes to science.

08.09.17

New 13 million-year-old infant skull sheds light on ape ancestry

The discovery in Kenya of a remarkably complete fossil ape skull reveals what the common ancestor of all living apes and humans may have looked like.

07.29.17

It’s not that your teeth are too big: your jaw is too small

Guest Post

We hold in our mouths the legacy of our evolution. We rarely consider just how amazing our teeth are.

08.01.16

The Evolutionary Benefits of Cooperation

Guest Post, Being Human

Why do we look after each other’s children, feed each other, and cover for each other at work?

07.28.16

Why I am Excited to Run the San Francisco Marathon

The Leakey Foundation, Guest Post, Being Human

The evidence that we were not only born to run but also evolved to run comes from abundant fossil and archaeological data.

Archives for evolution

Science Speakeasy: Fake or Fact?

New 13 million-year-old infant skull sheds light on ape ancestry

It’s not that your teeth are too big: your jaw is too small

The Evolutionary Benefits of Cooperation

Why I am Excited to Run the San Francisco Marathon