![]() This remarkable fossil, nicknamed Alesi, tells us something new about the early evolution of apes and shows what the common ancestor of humans and all the other living apes might have looked like. Isaiah Nengo announced the discovery of a 13 million-year-old fossil ape found in Kenya. Dan Lieberman, author of the new book Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding explains the powerful instincts that cause us to avoid exercise even though we know it’s good for us. If exercise is healthy, why do so many people avoid doing it? On this episode, Leakey Foundation grantee Dr. Tanya Smith and her colleagues use fossil teeth to tell a detailed and intimate story about the lives of two Neanderthal children and the changing world they lived in.Īrchaeologist and author Rebecca Wragg Sykes’ new book Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Art, and Death synthesizes more than a century of research on Neanderthals – from the first Neanderthal fossil discovered, to the most up to date and cutting edge research – revealing a vivid portrait of one of our most intriguing and misunderstood relatives. In this episode of Origin Stories, learn how Leakey Foundation grantee Dr. In this episode, learn how long-term studies help scientists understand and protect chimpanzees. She’s in charge of long-term data at the site. Zarin Machanda is co-director of the Kibale Chimpanzee Project, a long-term field study in Uganda. What is it like to study an endangered species like chimpanzees, knowing they may go extinct within your lifetime? ![]() His new research shows an unexpected connection between sleep and the cycles of the moon.Įpisode 52: How to Study an Endangered Species Horacio de la Iglesia is a neurobiologist who’s on a quest to understand how patterns of human sleep evolved. Sleep is one of the defining traits of human life. Anna Warrener describe their search for the evidence behind the obstetrical dilemma and they discuss the importance of the stories we tell about our bodies. The widely-held idea known as the “obstetrical dilemma” suggests that babies are born early so their big brains can fit through the mother’s pelvis, which can’t get any wider due to our method of bipedal locomotion. On this episode, Leakey Foundation grantees Dr. Producer and scientist Kevin McLean travels to an island off the coast of Panama where researchers have found an isolated group of monkeys with a creative approach to surviving in a challenging environment. Biological anthropologist Andrew Best discusses the past, present, and future of sweat in this special bonus episode. Learn about the evolution of our extraordinary ability to cool ourselves down. In this episode, Origin Stories contributor Neil Sandell examines the evolution of the relationship between dogs and humans, and explores the journey from wolf to dog. Scientists agree that dogs evolved from wolves, but exactly how and when that happened is hotly contested. This is her story.Įpisode 57: Entre Chien et Loup: How Dogs Began But, in 1971, she traveled to Borneo and started what is now the longest ongoing study of orangutans in the history of science. In this episode, five scientists discuss their favorite human origins discoveries of 2021.Įpisode 58: Biruté Mary Galdikas – 50 Years with OrangutansĪs a young girl, Biruté Mary Galdikas dreamed of going to the forests of Southeast Asia to study the least-known of all the great apes, the elusive orangutan. All EpisodesĮpisode 59: Top Human Origins Discoveries of 2021Ģ021 was a big year in science! Fossil discoveries introduced new relatives to our family tree, new findings added fascinating twists to the human story, and breakthroughs in research methods opened new worlds to explore. ![]() ![]() His new book, Discovering Us: 50 Great Discoveries in Human Origins, highlights the thrilling fossil finds, groundbreaking primate behavior observations, and important scientific work of Leakey Foundation researchers. ![]() In this episode, we talk with Evan Hadingham, senior science editor for the PBS program NOVA. ![]()
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