Dr. Kira Westaway is part of an international research team working to solve the mystery of Gigantopithecus, the largest ape... more

How do human bodies use energy? In this episode, Leakey Foundation grantee Dr. Herman Pontzer shares groundbreaking research that upends... more

2022 was another exciting year in human origins research! New fossil discoveries and ancient DNA research expanded our understanding of... more

We've been hard at work on a new season of stories about how we became human. Origin Stories returns on... more

In this episode, we explore five strange fossilized footprints found by Mary Leakey at the site of Laetoli in... more

In this episode, we talk with Evan Hadingham, senior science editor for the PBS program NOVA. His new book, Discovering... more

2021 was a big year in science! Fossil discoveries introduced new relatives to our family tree, new findings added fascinating... more

As a young girl, Biruté Mary Galdikas dreamed of going to the forests of Southeast Asia to study the least-known... more

Scientists agree that dogs evolved from wolves, but exactly how and when that happened is hotly contested. In this episode,... more

Learn about the evolution of our extraordinary ability to cool ourselves down. Biological anthropologist Andrew Best discusses the past, present,... more