2024 was another amazing year in human origins research. In this episode, three Leakey Foundation grantees (and one podcast host)... more

In this episode, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of Lucy, one of the most iconic and important... more

Are humans the only animals that practice medicine? In this episode, two scientists share surprising observations of orangutans and chimpanzees... more

Over 50,000 years ago on what is now the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, someone climbed a towering rock formation and... more

Early prehistorians had little more than stones and bones to work with as they tried to piece together the story... more

Why do humans have most of our hair on our heads, not our bodies? Why do we have so many... more

Music is universal in all human cultures, but why? What gives us the ability to hear sound as music? Are... more

What is it like to be responsible for the safekeeping of the ancestors of everyone in the world? In this... more

Travel through 50,000 years of human history following clues hidden inside beads made from ostrich eggshells. In this episode, researchers... more

2023 was another exciting year in human origins research! Fossil discoveries and long-term primate studies expanded our understanding of what... more