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Grantee Spotlight: Gabrielle Bueno
Gabrielle Bueno studies how wild lemurs grow and reproduce to better understand how humans and other primates evolved longer, slower life histories. The post Grantee Spotlight: Gabrielle Bueno appeared first on The Leakey Foundation .
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New finds reveal 120,000 years of Denisovan history
Researchers report thousands of fossils and artifacts left by Denisovans at Bianfu Cave, China. The post New finds reveal 120,000 years of Denisovan history appeared first on The Leakey Foundation .
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Early humans in America endured climate chaos – new research
Some 23,000 years ago, during the coldest part of the last ice age, people walked across the muddy margins of an ancient lake in what is now White Sands National Park, New Mexico. New research finds that these people lived through climate chaos. The post Early humans in America…
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Grantee Spotlight: Natalie Robinson
Natalie Robinson is an orangutan researcher and conservationist, and a PhD candidate at Rutgers University. She studies how food, energy, and ecology shape reproduction in wild Bornean orangutans. The post Grantee Spotlight: Natalie Robinson appeared first on The Leakey…
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10 Facts about Mountain Gorillas
A gorilla researcher shares mountain gorilla facts along with some of the questions Leakey Foundation-supported researchers are working to answer now. The post 10 Facts about Mountain Gorillas appeared first on The Leakey Foundation .
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Grantee Spotlight: Ariel N. Barrera
Ariel N. Barrera is a PhD candidate and Leakey Foundation grantee exploring when and how our modern facial anatomy took shape. The post Grantee Spotlight: Ariel N. Barrera appeared first on The Leakey Foundation .
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Bornean orangutan fire emergency
An active fire crisis is threatening critical wild orangutan habitat across West Kalimantan. The post Bornean orangutan fire emergency appeared first on The Leakey Foundation .
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Ancient teeth reveal the Ice Age origins of the world’s 4th most common addictive drug
Adam Brumm, Griffith University; Carney D. Matheson, Griffith University; Fakhri, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN); Melandri Vlok, Charles Sturt University, and Roger Papke, University of Florida Humans everywhere use mind-altering substances, from stimulants and…
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Grantee Spotlight: Florence Aghomo
Florence Aghomo is a Baldwin Fellow and PhD candidate from Cameroon who studies endangered lemurs in Madagascar. Her work will help answer questions critical for their conservation and survival. The post Grantee Spotlight: Florence Aghomo appeared first on The Leakey Foundation .
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Protecting 30 Years of Discovery: How Leakey Foundation Support Kept Orangutan Research Alive
When an unexpected funding crisis threatened one of the world's longest-running studies of wild orangutans, The Leakey Foundation stepped in. The post Protecting 30 Years of Discovery: How Leakey Foundation Support Kept Orangutan Research Alive appeared first on The Leakey…
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Monkeys keep pets too – animal specialist on the world of interspecies friendship
A new study brings together 427 documented cases of primates interacting with other species, giving insights into why humans keep pets. The post Monkeys keep pets too – animal specialist on the world of interspecies friendship appeared first on The Leakey Foundation .
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Capuchin AI: A new approach to cognitive studies of wild primates
With support from The Leakey Foundation, researchers have developed and tested CapuchinAI, a portable field station that pairs a webcam and touchscreen with machine learning to help scientists study primate cognition in the wild. The post Capuchin AI: A new approach to cognitive…
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Announcing the 2026 Baldwin Fellows
The Leakey Foundation is proud to introduce the 2026 Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellows. This year, 17 outstanding scholars from 10 countries received fellowships, empowering them to become future leaders in our field. The post Announcing the 2026 Baldwin Fellows appeared first…
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Grantee Spotlight: Yuting Gao
Yuting Gao is a PhD candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder whose work will help us better understand the microbes in our mouths. The post Grantee Spotlight: Yuting Gao appeared first on The Leakey Foundation .
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Important updates for research grant applicants
The Leakey Foundation has made several updates to how we will manage applications, reviews, and resubmissions this fall cycle. These changes reflect a significant and sustained increase in application volume. The post Important updates for research grant applicants appeared…
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Female baboons keep family bonds strong: research reveals the benefits
Long term studies of baboons show how females’ family bonds have long lasting benefits. The post Female baboons keep family bonds strong: research reveals the benefits appeared first on The Leakey Foundation .
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Introducing the spring 2026 Leakey Foundation Research Grant recipients
The Leakey Foundation announces the 32 recipients of its spring 2026 grants for research into human origins, evolution, behavior, and survival. The post Introducing the spring 2026 Leakey Foundation Research Grant recipients appeared first on The Leakey Foundation .
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Grantee Spotlight: Rebecca DeCamp
How does a body switch sperm production on for one season, then off again? Rebecca DeCamp is a PhD candidate at Rutgers University whose research explores how seasonal changes impact the reproductive cycle. The post Grantee Spotlight: Rebecca DeCamp appeared first on The Leakey…
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Grantee Spotlight: Dominic Mayo
Dominic visiting a mountain gorilla group in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Mountain gorillas are among our closest living relatives, and they exhibit some surprisingly human-like behaviors. One notable example is that male mountain gorillas often care…
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Ancient tooth proteins suggest Homo erectus may have left a genetic legacy in people today
A new study shows that Homo erectus populations left a small but detectable genetic legacy in modern human genomes. The post Ancient tooth proteins suggest Homo erectus may have left a genetic legacy in people today appeared first on The Leakey Foundation .