Experts have been puzzled by recently discovered fossils from the hand of an extinct human relative, Paranthropus boisei. They have been surprised by a mix of human-like and gorilla-like traits in the ...

Some sixty years after her grandmother discovered “Nutcracker Man,” Louise Leakey unearths his long-lost hand—reviving a ...

Hand fossils unearthed in Kenya reveal that an extinct human relative called Paranthropus boisei had unexpected dexterity and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When Jane Goodall first arrived at Gombe Stream Game Reserve in what is now Tanzania in 1960, little was ...

Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute was certainly a rarity among conservationists: She was a household name. For more than six decades, she was the ...

Renowned anthropologist Jane Goodall, one of the world’s leading authorities on primates, died in her sleep from ...

She met him when she was in her 20s, a former secretary from Bournemouth, England, who saved cash tips she'd earned as a waitress to journey to Africa, where she talked herself into a job as assistant ...

Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall, whose immersive field research living among chimpanzees in the 1960s essentially redefined the relationship between humans and animals, has died at the age of 91.

Jane Goodall, whose lifelong work as a primatologist helped broaden the world’s understanding of animal behavior and emotions, has died, her institute said Wednesday. She was 91.

Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN messenger of peace, during the Bloomberg Philanthropies 2025 Global Business Forum in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. - Michael ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mireya Mayor, Florida International University (THE CONVERSATION) Anyone proposing to ...