We're a nonprofit on a mission to explore and explain the human story. We're here to make friends and talk about science. https://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.org/post/3mejlqdskn22qA fire rescue division chief shares how understanding human origins made her a better leader. How has your interest in human origins changed your perspective? We'd love to hear! @firefighternation.bsky.social https://www.firefighternation.com/fire-leadership/origin-stories-trauma-and-the-firehouse-learning-to-lead-with-love/10 Feb 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:3yz3vmgsvvvddjemwoxmvxvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejlqdskn22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.org/post/3meh5twhuuk2cMeet our fall 2025 research grant recipients! Thanks to our donors, we awarded grants to 30 scientists exploring fundamental questions about human origins, including 17 PhD candidates at the start of their careers. https://leakeyfoundation.org/introducing-the-fall-2025-leakey-foundation-research-grant-recipients/09 Feb 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:3yz3vmgsvvvddjemwoxmvxvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3meh5twhuuk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.org/post/3lv4zry5l4c2sThree ancient human relatives once shared the same valley. Did they meet—and compete? https://www.science.org/content/article/three-ancient-human-relatives-once-shared-same-valley-did-they-meet-and-compete#29 Jul 2025 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:3yz3vmgsvvvddjemwoxmvxvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4zry5l4c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.org/post/3ltigg4kpos2kLooking for research funding? Is your work relevant to understanding human origins? Our next deadline is July 15! Learn more and apply! #ScienceFunding #HumanEvolution https://leakeyfoundation.org/grants-scholarships/08 Jul 2025 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:3yz3vmgsvvvddjemwoxmvxvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltigg4kpos2khttps://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.org/post/3ltif7szv7k2k🎉 Congratulations to the spring 2025 Leakey Foundation grantees! We'll be sharing more about these amazing scientists and their work as their projects progress. https://leakeyfoundation.org/introducing-the-spring-2025-leakey-foundation-grantees/08 Jul 2025 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:3yz3vmgsvvvddjemwoxmvxvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltif7szv7k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.org/post/3ltfqu2zm7s2mWe're thrilled to announce the 2025 Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellows! Click through to learn about these 14 scholars and their exciting human origins research. https://leakeyfoundation.org/announcing-the-2025-baldwin-fellows/07 Jul 2025 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:3yz3vmgsvvvddjemwoxmvxvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfqu2zm7s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.org/post/3lkvsnuxegs2nOur friends at @ncse.bsky.social have launched a podcast to help combat misinformation, disinformation, and misconceptions about #ClimateChange with actual science. Check it out! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:3yz3vmgsvvvddjemwoxmvxvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvsnuxegs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.org/post/3lkr4hgvyqk2jDid Neanderthals eat maggots? High nitrogen in Neanderthal bones doesn’t mean they were uber-carnivores. https://www.science.org/content/article/neanderthals-may-have-eaten-maggots-part-their-diet19 Mar 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:3yz3vmgsvvvddjemwoxmvxvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkr4hgvyqk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.org/post/3ljsguaj4nc24Need a last minute #StandUpForScience sign? Head to our website and download our free graphic. We have 3 sizes and 2 colorways. https://leakeyfoundation.org/stand-up-for-science/07 Mar 2025 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:3yz3vmgsvvvddjemwoxmvxvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljsguaj4nc24https://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.org/post/3ljl6fepd7s2nEver wondered what happens to your grant proposal once you submit it? Join a hands-on “mock review” workshop to learn about review processes at The Leakey Foundation and the Wenner-Gren Foundation. March 12 at #AABA2025. Registration is limited so act fast! @bioanth.org bit.ly/4havY78 https://bit.ly/4havY7804 Mar 2025 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:3yz3vmgsvvvddjemwoxmvxvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljl6fepd7s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.org/post/3li62e7voj22eLive right now! The Origin of Love from our friends at CARTA. Click through to watch! ❤️ https://www.youtube.com/live/9V7lEyIVuCE14 Feb 2025 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:3yz3vmgsvvvddjemwoxmvxvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3li62e7voj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.org/post/3lhzc6fl5xs2gHappy Darwin Day! “There is grandeur in this view of life–that from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.”⁠12 Feb 2025 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:3yz3vmgsvvvddjemwoxmvxvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzc6fl5xs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/leakeyfoundation.org/post/3lhubocrz6s2qCan stress help monkeys survive? New research shows that on wild capuchin monkeys with stronger stress responses during previous droughts were more likely to survive an extreme drought. Study by Leakey grantees @sccarrera.bsky.social @irene-godoy.bsky.social @jbeehner.bsky.social & colleagues. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adq502010 Feb 2025 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:3yz3vmgsvvvddjemwoxmvxvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhubocrz6s2q