| 单词 | Leakey |
| 例句 | This finding excited Louis Leakey more than any other. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Here is an example: a British anthropologist named Dr. Louis S. B. Leakey is displaying some fossil bones—a foot, part of a hand, some jaws, and skull fragments. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As often as possible Sally and I would get into my old car, call all the animals, and drive out to the Langata Forest, near where Louis Leakey and his family lived. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z On the basis of these, Dr. Leakey has said it’s time to rewrite completely the history of man’s origin. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z So Louis Leakey asked Hassan to come all the way from Lake Victoria to help with the boat and engine. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Leakey was an anthropologist and paleontologist who was interested in animals and Early Man. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “If you are interested in animals,” someone told me, “you must meet Louis Leakey.” My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Two years later the Leakeys found the skull of an apelike creature who became known as Dear Boy or George. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z What do visitors do or see at Camp Leakey? An Orangutan Expert Says Now Is the Time to Visit Indonesia 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z The picture that emerges from both books — despite some remaining disagreements between White and Leakey — adds to our new and developing understanding of human origins. Welcome to the Ruthless, Cutthroat World of Paleoanthropology 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Meave Leakey tells her extraordinary life story in “The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past.” Welcome to the Ruthless, Cutthroat World of Paleoanthropology 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Leakey only put into words what I already knew. David Brooks gets this wrong, too: He misses his own complicity in letting the GOP run off the rails 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z At times, I found myself hoping for more drama; Leakey’s single quote in Pattison’s book is juicier than anything she says about White in her own. Welcome to the Ruthless, Cutthroat World of Paleoanthropology 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z At Camp Leakey, we see up to 15,000 a year from all over the world. An Orangutan Expert Says Now Is the Time to Visit Indonesia 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Anthropomorphism was simply not on, they told Goodall when, in the early 60s, she took a PhD at Cambridge at the insistence of Leakey – who was desperate for his protege to gain academic respectability. Jane Goodall: 50 years working with chimps 2010-06-26T23:05:00Z At this time, Leakey was looking for someone to study chimpanzees in the wild and to find evidence of shared ancestry between humans and the great apes. Jane Goodall: 50 years working with chimps 2010-06-26T23:05:00Z “Leakey’s Ladies,” a new play at Dixon Place, pays homage to these scientists, all mentored by the archaeologist Louis Leakey. Theater Review: ?Leakey?s Ladies,? About 3 Primatologists, at Dixon Place 2012-01-26T22:44:11Z Lewis Ranch in Leakey, Texas, said the property would open up to host about 350 guests in two different areas, mostly for basic camping but with a few R.V. hookups. Want to Marvel at Next Year’s Total Solar Eclipse? Book Now. 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z In a field of celebrity scientists, nobody shines brighter than Meave Leakey. Welcome to the Ruthless, Cutthroat World of Paleoanthropology 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z She was once the scion, and is now matriarch, of the Leakey dynasty, three generations of paleoanthropological royalty. Welcome to the Ruthless, Cutthroat World of Paleoanthropology 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Below are edited excerpts from a conversation with Dr. Galdikas about Kalimantan, Camp Leakey and the orangutans. An Orangutan Expert Says Now Is the Time to Visit Indonesia 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Leakey, she said, emerged from the violent conflict with elephant poachers "with a deeper understanding of man's footprint and a profound sense of responsibility for the world around him." Angelina Jolie to direct Richard Leakey biopic 'Africa' 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z The draw for most visitors is Camp Leakey, the research and education center in Tanjung Puting National Park that Dr. Galdikas established and named for her mentor, Louis Leakey, the paleontologist, archaeologist and anthropologist. An Orangutan Expert Says Now Is the Time to Visit Indonesia 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Trained in marine biology, but told one too many times there were no quarters for women on the ocean research vessels she dreamed to sail, Meave found herself in Kenya studying primates with Louis Leakey. Welcome to the Ruthless, Cutthroat World of Paleoanthropology 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z More than anything, human prehistory is not a tidy narrative of an ape evolving into White’s Ardipithecus, which begot Leakey’s proto-humans, which became us. Welcome to the Ruthless, Cutthroat World of Paleoanthropology 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z This surely explains why Leakey concentrates less on gossip, and more on the grand journey of human evolution. Welcome to the Ruthless, Cutthroat World of Paleoanthropology 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Once she was in Africa, Goodall quickly got herself a job with Louis Leakey, a famous scientist who was studying humans’ early development. Jane Goodall book reveals a lifetime of discovery with Africa’s chimpanzees 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z An illicit romance between Leakey and Fossey, for example, is fleetingly mentioned and then pushed aside. Theater Review: ?Leakey?s Ladies,? About 3 Primatologists, at Dixon Place 2012-01-26T22:44:11Z According to a report by the Leakey Foundation, Borneo has witnessed a distressing loss of over 100,000 orangutans over a 16-year period. Orangutans are being pushed to the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time? 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Hoping to find hominins in the mix, Leakey told the group to be on the lookout for bipedal footprints. Fossils Upend Conventional Wisdom about Evolution of Human Bipedalism 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The would-be Louis Leakey slunk back to his test pit, much the wiser. Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above its Weight’ 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z One reason he became important to the Leakey family was his fluency in tribal languages. Kamoya Kimeu, renowned fossil hunter in Africa, is dead 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z “He would spend many, many hours sitting under trees, making sure that people in the community understood what was going on,” Louise Leakey, Richard’s daughter and herself a noted paleontologist, said in a phone interview. Kamoya Kimeu, Fossil-Hunting ‘Legend’ in East Africa, Is Dead 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z According to a report by the Leakey Foundation, Borneo has witnessed a distressing loss of over 100,000 orangutans over a 16-year period due to extensive changes in land cover and habitat destruction. Orangutans are being pushed to the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time? 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z She fell in love with the continent and especially its prehistory; after becoming friends with the paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, she joined him on several of his digs in the Rift Valley, in eastern Africa. Nancy Clark Reynolds, a Player in Reagan’s Washington, Dies at 94 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The Leakeys and other researchers found tools made of lava rock. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Around 1960, he heard that Louis and Mary Leakey were looking for local field workers to help them dig for fossils. Kamoya Kimeu, renowned fossil hunter in Africa, is dead 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z He radioed Mr. Leakey, who came to look. Kamoya Kimeu, Fossil-Hunting ‘Legend’ in East Africa, Is Dead 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Goodall met him in Nairobi, and when Leakey’s secretary suddenly quit, he hired Goodall to take her place. Jane Goodall is still surprised at her ever-growing fame 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Leakey was a third-generation Kenyan descended from English missionaries who went to Africa in the 19th century. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Fossil hunter Richard Leakey, the son of Louis and Mary Leakey, wrote about the meaning of this Neanderthal burial: World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard Leakey, who died in January and was the son of Louis and Mary, said Mr. Kamoya had an instinctive talent for finding fossils, whether elephants or humans. Kamoya Kimeu, renowned fossil hunter in Africa, is dead 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Kamoya was in his late teens when, in 1960, he heard that Louis Leakey, the family patriarch, was looking for laborers for a forthcoming dig. Kamoya Kimeu, Fossil-Hunting ‘Legend’ in East Africa, Is Dead 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Leakey, the son of famed anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey, was also director of the National Museums of Kenya and what became the Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenyatta’s statement said. This week’s passages 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z When Kenya became independent from Britain in 1963, Mr. Leakey chose Kenyan citizenship. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Found In the 1970s, archaeologist Mary Leakey led a scientific expedition to the region of Laetoli in Tanzania in East Africa. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard Leakey died at his home near Nairobi, Kenya, on 2 January at age 77. News at a glance: A new GMO food label, ancient lice’s secrets, and battling COVID-19 falsehoods 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z The Leakeys, and especially Mary Leakey, Louis’s wife, soon recognized Mr. Kamoya’s aptitude, not just at finding fossils but identifying them; they began to offer him lessons in paleontology, evolutionary theory and excavating techniques. Kamoya Kimeu, Fossil-Hunting ‘Legend’ in East Africa, Is Dead 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Richard Leakey, the Kenyan paleoanthropologist and fossil hunter whose discoveries of ancient human skulls and skeletons helped cement Africa’s place as the cradle of humanity, died on Sunday in Kenya. Richard Leakey, Kenyan Fossil Hunter and Conservationist, Dies at 77 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z His parents, Louis and Mary Leakey, were celebrated paleoanthropologists who had been searching for fossils in East Africa since the 1930s. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z The Leakey family has had a tremendous impact on the study of human origins. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The son of famed paleoanthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey, Richard Leakey added to their legacy with numerous important finds in Kenya, where he was born. News at a glance: A new GMO food label, ancient lice’s secrets, and battling COVID-19 falsehoods 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z The Leakeys trained him, and he in turn trained dozens of Kenyan fossil finders, so that today many of the country’s best prospectors can trace their professional lineage to him. Kamoya Kimeu, Fossil-Hunting ‘Legend’ in East Africa, Is Dead 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z The fossils found there by Mr. Leakey and his “Hominid Gang,” as he and his colleagues came to be known, would change the world’s understanding of human evolution. Richard Leakey, Kenyan Fossil Hunter and Conservationist, Dies at 77 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Leakey, then 23, asked for funding to begin exploring the site and received a generous grant. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z The Leakeys named the fossil Homo habilis, which means “man of skill.” World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Leakey also worked for conservation, directed the Kenya Wildlife Service, and helped limit the poaching of elephants for ivory. News at a glance: A new GMO food label, ancient lice’s secrets, and battling COVID-19 falsehoods 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and political leader Richard Leakey died at his home near Nairobi, Kenya, on 2 January. Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist Richard Leakey dies 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Mr. Leakey’s discoveries landed him on the cover of Time magazine in 1977. Richard Leakey, Kenyan Fossil Hunter and Conservationist, Dies at 77 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Leakey showed the skull to his father, whose pride in his son’s discovery led to an immediate reconciliation. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Richard Leakey, who has died days after celebrating his 77th birthday, was a pugnacious man whose achievements were as remarkable as they were diverse. Richard Leakey - fossil expert, conservationist and politician 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Richard Leakey, a world-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter has died aged 77. Richard Leakey: Kenyan conservationist dies aged 77 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z “Nothing was impossible for him,” says Carol Ward, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Missouri, Columbia, who credits Leakey with helping shape her career. Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist Richard Leakey dies 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z “He had equally impactful careers in so many different areas,” Professor Martin said, adding that Mr. Leakey “has probably been responsible for producing close to half of the world’s evidence for human evolution.” Richard Leakey, Kenyan Fossil Hunter and Conservationist, Dies at 77 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z The fossil record at Lake Turkana led Mr. Leakey to propose a theory that different forms of early human life did not necessarily succeed each other in a continuous line of evolutionary progress. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z "I think pressure probably suits me," Leakey once said with urbane understatement. Richard Leakey - fossil expert, conservationist and politician 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Leakey served in various positions in the Kenyan government including the National Museums of Kenya, the Kenya Wildlife Service and as head of the civil service. Richard Leakey: Kenyan conservationist dies aged 77 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Although he dropped out of secondary school and never attended university, Leakey was schooled in science “at the knees” of his parents. Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist Richard Leakey dies 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Mr. Leakey believed strongly in a message his father had written long ago, that the past was the “key to our future.” Richard Leakey, Kenyan Fossil Hunter and Conservationist, Dies at 77 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z The family had close relationships with Kenya’s native Black populations, which once led Mr. Leakey’s White schoolmates to taunt him, lock him in a cage and urinate on him. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z In his 20s, Leakey almost eclipsed his parents' work, making his own important finds and writing books. Richard Leakey - fossil expert, conservationist and politician 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z "Besides his distinguished career in public service, Dr Leakey is celebrated for his prominent role in Kenya's civil society where he founded and successfully ran a number of institutions," Mr Kenyatta said. Richard Leakey: Kenyan conservationist dies aged 77 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Working on one of Louis Leakey’s expeditions, Richard Leakey and his team helped find important skulls of early Homo sapiens in Omo, Ethiopia. Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist Richard Leakey dies 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z As a famous fossil hunter Mr. Leakey eventually returned to academia as a sought-after lecturer. Richard Leakey, Kenyan Fossil Hunter and Conservationist, Dies at 77 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z In the mid-1960s, Mr. Leakey went to Britain with the aim of continuing his education, but he ran out of money and returned to Kenya with the equivalent of a high school diploma. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Energetic, ruthless and seemingly incorruptible, Leakey told his rangers to shoot poachers on sight and organised the public burning of a huge cache of ivory. Richard Leakey - fossil expert, conservationist and politician 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Leakey followed in his parents' footsteps in paleoanthropology - the practice of seeking to understand human evolution by studying fossils and ancient tools. Richard Leakey: Kenyan conservationist dies aged 77 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z In 1969, the team “hit the jackpot,” as Leakey put it, discovering the nearly complete skull of an early human ancestor, Australopithecus boisei. Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist Richard Leakey dies 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Heir to what has been called Leakey’s Luck, he found fossil after fossil as a child, including the jaw of an extinct pig, he said in an interview with Stony Brook University. Richard Leakey, Kenyan Fossil Hunter and Conservationist, Dies at 77 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z In 1989, Mr. Leakey was put in charge of the Kenya Wildlife Service, with the aim of reducing the poaching of wild animals, particularly elephants and rhinoceroses. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Leakey's methods were successful but his combative style earned him plenty of enemies. Richard Leakey - fossil expert, conservationist and politician 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Kenya's Deputy president said Leakey "inspired many Kenyans with his loyalty to his country. He loved Kenya". Richard Leakey: Kenyan conservationist dies aged 77 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z A master fundraiser, Leakey raised money for a proper research museum and Institute of African Prehistory. Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist Richard Leakey dies 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Mr. Leakey was a passionate conservationist with a fiery personality. Richard Leakey, Kenyan Fossil Hunter and Conservationist, Dies at 77 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Leakey persuaded the World Bank and other international donors to give $150 million to the country to improve animal conservation. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z In his new job Leakey certainly helped to improve relations between Kenya and international lending institutions. Richard Leakey - fossil expert, conservationist and politician 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z For years Leakey served in various roles in the government including as director of the state-run National Museums of Kenya and twice as board chairman at the Kenya Wildlife Service. Richard Leakey, Kenyan conservationist who campaigned against ivory trade, has died 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Shifting political winds and unproven allegations of misspent funds led to Leakey’s resignation in 1994. Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist Richard Leakey dies 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z When famed paleontologist Mary Leakey first uncovered the footprints in Tanzania 40 years ago, the evidence was ambiguous. Fossil footprints puzzle scientists: Bear or ancient human? 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Leakey resigned from the post in 1994, after disagreements with political leaders. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z For a while Leakey enjoyed unprecedented popularity as his dream team started a radical overhaul of the country's bloated, corrupt, nepotistic bureaucracy. Richard Leakey - fossil expert, conservationist and politician 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z “Besides his distinguished career in the public service, Dr. Leakey is celebrated for his prominent role in Kenya’s vibrant civil society where he founded and successfully ran a number of institutions.” Richard Leakey, Kenyan conservationist who campaigned against ivory trade, has died 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z In 1994, Leakey co-founded Wildlife Direct, an online nongovernmental organization that raises funds for the staff of African parks and reserves. Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist Richard Leakey dies 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Leakey focused her attention instead on other fossil footprints that could be more clearly linked to early humans. Fossil footprints puzzle scientists: Bear or ancient human? 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Blunt and outspoken, Mr. Leakey did not shrink from disagreements with scientists, political opponents or even members of his family. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Leakey said he planned to retire from active political life. Richard Leakey - fossil expert, conservationist and politician 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Leakey was the son of palaeontologists Louis and Mary Leakey, whose work helped demonstrate that human evolution began in Africa. Richard Leakey, Kenyan conservationist who campaigned against ivory trade, has died 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Lawrence Nzuve, now a science journalist at the Stockholm Environment Institute, says Leakey—recognizing that “science journalism was also important”—gave him a fellowship to study at Stony Brook. Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist Richard Leakey dies 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z He and other researchers returned to the site in 2019 and used Leakey’s original maps to locate the enigmatic prints, preserved in a layer of volcanic ash that had cooled and hardened. Fossil footprints puzzle scientists: Bear or ancient human? 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z “When I was head of the Kenya Wildlife Service I had five bodyguards, night and day, 24/7,” Mr. Leakey told Newsweek in 2014. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Leakey died with his dream of building a museum on the edges of Kenya's Rift Valley unfulfilled to celebrate evolution and the common history from Africa that all humans share. Richard Leakey - fossil expert, conservationist and politician 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Leakey was also a fellow of the UK-based Royal Society and an honorary fellow of the African Academy of Sciences. Richard Leakey, Kenyan conservationist who campaigned against ivory trade, has died 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Beginning in his early 20s, Leakey suffered from severe health issues. Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist Richard Leakey dies 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z The team, led by famed paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey, eventually found tracks left by ancient elephants, hippopotamuses, and more, all later dated to 3.6 million years ago. Ancient footprints suggest famed human ancestor ‘Lucy’ had company 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Throughout his life, Mr. Leakey was prone to illness and mishaps, beginning with a fractured skull in his youth. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Leakey, and his colleague on-site, Ruth DeEtte Simpson, he enlisted other experts along the way. A riddle in the California desert, and one man’s fight to solve it and save himself 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Even Leakey’s wife, the equally esteemed archaeologist Mary Leakey, recounted in her memoir how she lost her professional respect for him over the Calico debate. 'Heroes, villains, charlatans, enigmas': Why I followed the Calico story 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z His second wife and scientific partner for decades, Meave Leakey, directed their fossil research until recently. Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist Richard Leakey dies 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Whatever left them walked on two legs, “somewhat shambling, with one foot crossing in front of the other,” Leakey wrote. Ancient footprints suggest famed human ancestor ‘Lucy’ had company 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z In 1993, Mr. Leakey crashed his single-engine airplane — he suspected sabotage — resulting in the amputation of both legs below the knee. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z “Patience, patience, patience,” Leakey counseled, as he hobbled — cane in hand — around the site, accompanied by Simpson and a former Army paratrooper hired as bodyguard for protection against legions of fans. A riddle in the California desert, and one man’s fight to solve it and save himself 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z I reached out to a former Army paratrooper who lived in neighboring Yermo, had worked as Louis Leakey’s bodyguard and had been hired out of retirement to be Calico’s last caretaker. 'Heroes, villains, charlatans, enigmas': Why I followed the Calico story 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Leakey, who often attributed his passion for helping others to his “missionary genes,” once told a reporter that he hoped his epitaph would read: “I hope I was useful.” Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist Richard Leakey dies 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Leakey suggested they might have been made by a hominin, but other experts suggested they were bear prints. Ancient footprints suggest famed human ancestor ‘Lucy’ had company 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z From 2002 to 2015, Mr. Leakey divided his time between Kenya and New York, where he was an anthropology professor at Stony Brook University on Long Island and led the Turkana Basin Institute. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z In 1973 — one year after Leakey’s death — the journal Science published a paper arguing that the artifacts might be stones chipped and flaked through natural collisions caused by flash floods over millennia. A riddle in the California desert, and one man’s fight to solve it and save himself 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z “One of the modified pieces which caused Dr. Leakey to decide to excavate Master I,” read the neat cursive script, dated May 11, 1963, attached to one artifact. 'Heroes, villains, charlatans, enigmas': Why I followed the Calico story 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Her husband, Richard Leakey, and his parents, Louis and Mary, are known for their discoveries of early hominins. Meave Leakey: 'Definitely, Africa is where it all began' 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Then in 1978, Leakey’s team discovered dozens of fossil prints left by multiple individuals, about 1 kilometer away but in the same layer of volcanic ash. Ancient footprints suggest famed human ancestor ‘Lucy’ had company 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Leakey made his first fossil discovery at age 6 — the jawbone of an extinct giant pig — but throughout his youth he had no intention of following his parents’ profession. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z In 1970, the Leakey Foundation organized a conference in San Bernardino that drew archaeologists from around the world. A riddle in the California desert, and one man’s fight to solve it and save himself 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Our position paved the way for the “Dream Team,” led by Richard Leakey, and made up of leading Kenyans from the private sector placed in leadership positions in the government’s key ministries. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A picture of all that’s wrong with our affairs 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Meave, 78, is a professor at Stony Brook University, New York and director of field research at the nonprofit Turkana Basin Institute, a collaboration between the Leakey family and Stony Brook. Meave Leakey: 'Definitely, Africa is where it all began' 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z He accused Mr Leakey - who left his parliamentary role in 2018 - of "commenting on matters that he can't possible know about because he had already left". Bercow peerage would be 'scandal' - Leakey 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Leakey, whose training came from his parents, did not attend college or call himself a scientist. Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist and protector of wildlife, dies at 77 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Leakey was a longtime Moi opponent with a reputation for honesty, and he proposed measures to eliminate waste and corruption, which included cutting 25,000 civil servants from the public payroll. Daniel arap Moi, former Kenyan president who ruled with iron fist, dies at 95 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Among those attending the lunch was former Black Rod David Leakey, who has accused Mr Bercow of bullying. Speaker: Bullying in Parliament won't be tolerated 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The study, which was funded by her mentor, Kenyan anthropologist Louis Leakey, would launch her long-spanning career. Don’t miss these five displays at the National Geographic’s Jane Goodall exhibition 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z David Leakey who served in Parliament as Black Rod accused Mr Bercow of "intolerable behaviour". Bercow peerage would be 'scandal' - Leakey 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z When Goodall sent her findings to her mentor, paleontologist Louis Leakey, he responded via cable: Exhibition explores how famed primatologist gave us new ways to understand chimpanzees — and ourselves 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Moi sacked Leakey in 2001, just as the country had begun to win back the trust of international aid groups. Daniel arap Moi, former Kenyan president who ruled with iron fist, dies at 95 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z She replaced Lt Gen David Leakey and, in doing so, became the first female holder of the position in its 650-year history. Who is Black Rod and what do they do in Parliament? 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z At the time, his spokesman said there was "no substance" to Mr Sinclair's allegations and that while he had had "fundamental disagreements" with Mr Leakey, they had "interacted adequately after that". Who is John Bercow? 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z In 2018 Mr Leakey accused the ex-Speaker of creating a climate of "fear and intimidation" and more recently has said he would submit a dossier to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards detailing his complaints. Bercow peerage would be 'scandal' - Leakey 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z “I feel like Leakey handing it off to Jane Goodall,” he said, referencing her mentor, the paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey. Finding Amelia Earhart’s Plane Seemed Impossible. Then Came a Startling Clue. 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Homo habilis was discovered in Tanzania in the early 1960s by a group led by Louis and Mary Leakey, a married pair of paleoanthropologists. Fossils Are Filling Out the Human Family Tree 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Hinson said he got his nickname when he arrived in Longview as a sophomore wearing a shirt bearing the name of his last home, the Hill Country town of Leakey. Texas artist uses chalk to share bright colors on spring day 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Another former senior official, David Leakey, said Mr Bercow created a climate of "fear and intimidation". Who is John Bercow? 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z David Leakey, who stepped down last year as Black Rod, a ceremonial post in parliament, told Newsnight he had experienced the outbursts of temper described by other former members of Bercow’s staff. House of Commons culture enabled bullying and sexual harassment – inquiry 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The discovery of OH 8 in 1960 by the Leakey team in Olduvai Gorge propelled us forward. What Makes the Human Foot Unique? 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z The Speaker rejects all the claims levelled by Mr Leakey, a spokesman for Mr Bercow's office said. Bercow behaviour 'explosive and intemperate' 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z David Leakey, who is retiring as Black Rod, told the BBC the historic but crumbling Palace of Westminster must follow best practice like all offices. Call for live fire drills in Parliament 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z At the time his spokesman said there was "no substance" to Mr Sinclair's allegations and that while he had had "fundamental disagreements" with Mr Leakey they had "interacted adequately after that". Who is John Bercow? 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z David Leakey, who is standing down as Black Rod after seven years, urged MPs to "find the courage" to spend £3.5bn on urgent repairs. Parliament 'could be next Grenfell' 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z She’s speaking of her years spent in the jungles of Gombe National Park in Tanzania, where she arrived in 1960 to study chimpanzee behavior under the auspices of Dr. Louis Leakey. ‘Jane’: a memorable documentary portrait of Jane Goodall 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z David Leakey, who was responsible for keeping order in the House of Lords, told PoliticsHome he had seen "explosive and intemperate behaviour". Bercow behaviour 'explosive and intemperate' 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z In 1957, paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey, looking for what he called a “mind unbiased by scientific theory,” sent his 26-year-old secretary to Tanzania to observe chimpanzees in the wild and perhaps gain insight into human behavior. Review | ‘Jane’ documentary looks at a pioneering primatologist. 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Men, including Leakey, made unwanted advances towards her. Not just another film about Jane Goodall 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Parliament is advertising for a new Black Rod to replace Lieutenant General David Leakey, who is retiring. Parliament advertises for new Black Rod 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z The first one, organized in Kenya by paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey in 1989, used jet fuel to set fire to 12 tons of confiscated ivory, which burned spectacularly for three days. Nearly 2 tons of seized ivory to be crushed in Central Park 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Kenyan palaeontologist Richard Leakey, who contributed to volume one, says he still believes that the fact humans originated in Africa is anathema to some Westerners, who would prefer to deny their African origins. One of Africa's best kept secrets - its history - BBC News 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Leakey was ridiculed as a heretic for his support of the Calico early man site, and so were the archaeologists who worked on the Hueyatlaco site. Opinion | Why we should believe humans reached the Americas earlier than thought 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z He pointed to the Calico Hills site in the Mojave Desert, which the archaeologist Louis Leakey believed contained 200,000-year-old stone tools. Archaeology shocker: Study claims humans reached the Americas 130,000 years ago 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Doctor Louis Leakey was my idol at the time. Great White singer Jack Russell discusses new incarnation of band, M3 Rock Festival 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z To Proffitt’s eye, many of those pieces resembled the kind of sharp ‘flakes’ first recovered by Leakey and his wife, Mary, in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, in the 1930s. Monkey 'tools' raise questions over human archaeological record 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z She was a 26-year-old secretary with no university training when she moved to the forest of what is now Tanzania, sent there by the preeminent paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey to observe chimp behavior. Chimp researcher Jane Goodall brings her conservation message to students 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Decades after its discovery by Louis Leakey in 1932, the fossil’s antiquity and provenance have remained in dispute, along with the medical diagnosis. The Known: Cancer Is Really, Really Old. The Unknown: How Common It Was. 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Subsequent studies have largely discredited Leakey's claim — the apparent tools were most likely “geofacts,” natural stone formations that only look like they were crafted by humans. Archaeology shocker: Study claims humans reached the Americas 130,000 years ago 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z “Coming from Ethiopia, it really is a positive step, because other countries that are hesitant may be willing to do the same thing,” says Louise Leakey, a palaeontologist at Stony Brook University in New York. Print your own 3D Lucy to work out how the famous hominin died 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Defense Department to provide surplus Army helicopters to Kenya to help Richard Leakey’s fight against elephant poachers. End all ivory sales worldwide 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z It was a way to find clues, Leakey reasoned, about the lives and behaviors of our earliest human ancestors. Chimp researcher Jane Goodall brings her conservation message to students 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z But Leakey is under no illusions as to the scale of the challenge. Kenya's new front in poaching battle: 'the future is in the hands of our communities' 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Leakey said that he was confident that proposals to move all ivory to the strongest protection listing in Johannesburg would succeed. Swaziland acting as 'puppet' to South Africa in bid to legalise rhino horn trade 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Leakey, however, thinks that charging researchers will further limit access. Print your own 3D Lucy to work out how the famous hominin died 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z “We will burn ivory and we hope every country in the globe will support Kenya and say never again should we trade ivory,” Leakey said. Kenya burns huge pile of ivory tusks to protest poaching 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Richard Leakey, one of Kenya’s leading conservationists, said he was “humbled, sad and encouraged.” Kenya Burns Elephant Ivory Worth $105 Million to Defy Poachers 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z For Leakey, sitting in his office in Nairobi, the problem will not go away until the demand in China does – and he thinks there are signs the Chinese government is committed to ending that. Kenya's new front in poaching battle: 'the future is in the hands of our communities' 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Dr Richard Leakey, the chair of the Kenya Wildlife Service which burned the biggest ever stockpile of seized horn last month, told the Guardian: “Swaziland will be seen for what is is, a puppet.” Swaziland acting as 'puppet' to South Africa in bid to legalise rhino horn trade 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z AfricanFossils.org, which distributes digital models of hominin fossils for education and is headed by Leakey, contains numerous important specimens from Kenya. Print your own 3D Lucy to work out how the famous hominin died 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Kenya Wildlife Service chairman and renowned paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard Leakey said the burning of the ivory should encourage African countries to support a ban in ivory trade. Kenya burns huge pile of ivory tusks to protest poaching 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Leakey presided over a large ivory bonfire in Kenya in 1989. Kenya Burns Elephant Ivory Worth $105 Million to Defy Poachers 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Critics say the KWS is only catching the bottom of the food chain, a charge Leakey does not duck. Kenya's new front in poaching battle: 'the future is in the hands of our communities' 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z But Leakey argued that Zimbabwe could not use elephants and a legal trade to solve its economic woes. Swaziland acting as 'puppet' to South Africa in bid to legalise rhino horn trade 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z “I think public opinion will turn very dramatically against ivory,” Leakey said. Kenya Sets Ablaze 105 Tons of Ivory More than three years ago, while researching this long and very slow journey, I visited the remote Kenyan camp of the famed paleoanthropologist Meave Leakey. Walking 21,000 Miles Across the World Is…Normal As Goodall’s supervisor and famed paleoanthropologist, Louis Leakey, remarked after hearing the news: “Ah, we must now redefine ‘man’, redefine ‘tool’, or accept chimpanzees as humans.” The images of chimps thrilled me: do they show evidence of spirituality in the wild? 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z "The situation these days is much better," Leakey said. Turtles are a key scorecard on how Kenya is doing as it strives to strike a balance between developing its coastline for a billion-dollar tourism industry that employs a half-million people and preserving the environment that attracts those visitors 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Wallace,” “Seeing the Invisible,” “Pangea” and “Mary Leakey.” ‘Animated Life: The Living Fossil Fish’ 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z After her husband, the pioneering paleontologist Louis Leakey, died in 1972, she commanded teams of mostly men when it was still exceedingly rare for a woman to lead an archaeological dig, especially in Africa. ‘Animated Life: Mary Leakey’ 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z If they’ve been compromised to the point where they’re dead scared to do anything, what do you do then?” said Richard Leakey, chairman of Kenya’s wildlife agency and a longtime conservationist. How Kenya’s Port of Mombasa Became the World’s Hub for Ivory Smuggling 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Though the popular image of an archeologist or paleoanthropologist is more associated with the Leakeys and Lucy in the 1970s, the 1990s and early 2000s were actually a hotbed of revelations about humanity’s history. 6 Discoveries That Helped Explain Human Origins 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z But what really moved the human origins spotlight to East Africa was the ability to accurately pin an age on the bones the Leakeys and others were uncovering. Where Is the Birthplace of Humankind? South Africa and East Africa Both Lay Claims 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z “There’s no one on Earth finding fossils like Lee is now,” Leakey said. This Face Changes the Human Story. But How? 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Leakey was passionate about animals, both wild and domesticated. ‘Animated Life: Mary Leakey’ 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z The east African nation is competing with South Africa as the location for a new film about Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey, which will be directed by Angelina Jolie and could star Brad Pitt. Kenya seeks to win back Hollywood to its exotic locations 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Others featured in the exhibition include the Bishop of London Richard Chartres, who is Dean of the Chapel Royal, and Lieutenant General David Leakey, who is the senior House of Lords officer Black Rod. The Queen shows off best sides in quadruple portrait - BBC News 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Or do our deepest roots trace to the barren outcrops of East Africa, where the Leakeys made their groundbreaking discoveries and the famously bipedal ape Lucy was found? Where Is the Birthplace of Humankind? South Africa and East Africa Both Lay Claims 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Leakey told reporters on the edge of the park. Chinese-built railway line to cut through Nairobi national park in Kenya 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z But in her 1984 autobiography, “Disclosing the Past,” Leakey described the discovery of the Laetoli footprints, the focus of this film, as one of her most important finds. ‘Animated Life: Mary Leakey’ 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z "Ideally, there should be no transportation in a national park," said Richard Leakey, board chairman of the Kenyan Wildlife Service and a renowned conservationist. Chinese-built railway to cut through national park in Kenya's capital 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The anthropologist Louis Leakey had sent her there to study the social lives of chimpanzees, largely on the strength of Goodall’s passion and curiosity about the animals. How Jane Goodall Made a Scientific Breakthrough Without a College Degree 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z At the time of Broom’s study, Louis Leakey, the Kenyan-born son of English missionaries, was struggling to vindicate his long-held belief that humanity was in fact rooted in his native East Africa. Where Is the Birthplace of Humankind? South Africa and East Africa Both Lay Claims 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z More than 80 years ago, anthropologist Louis Leakey found stone tools in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Oldest stone tools raise questions about their creators 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z The crew was part of an archaeological dig led by Mary Leakey, the pioneering subject of this Op-Doc video who died 19 years ago, on Dec. 9, 1996. ‘Animated Life: Mary Leakey’ 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z By that time, Leakey had garnered support from the National Geographic Society for continuing excavations at Olduvai, and he told its board about the young woman he sponsored who had made friends with free-living apes. Jane Goodall Is Still Wild at Heart 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Leakey summarized the significance of Goodall’s discovery: “Now we must redefine ‘tool,’ redefine ‘man,’ or accept chimpanzees as humans.” How Jane Goodall Made a Scientific Breakthrough Without a College Degree 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z A year later, the Leakeys found fossils of a more advanced species, seemingly a bridge from the australopithecines to us. Where Is the Birthplace of Humankind? South Africa and East Africa Both Lay Claims 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Decades later, he and his wife Mary and their team found bones from a species that the Leakeys named Homo habilis — ‘the handy man’. Oldest stone tools raise questions about their creators 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Leakey was exacting in her science, and expected the same of her workers. ‘Animated Life: Mary Leakey’ 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Goodall recalled for me an episode at Cambridge, after the school made the exceptional decision, on the recommendation of Leakey, to admit Goodall into a Ph.D. program despite her lacking an undergraduate degree. Jane Goodall Is Still Wild at Heart 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z To help to clean up the mess, Spoor’s team went back to the Leakeys' original H. habilis fossils and determined the true shape of the jawbone. Jawbone Fossil May Mark Dawn of Humankind 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Louis Leakey and his son Richard were instrumental in shifting the focus of human origins to the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. Where Is the Birthplace of Humankind? South Africa and East Africa Both Lay Claims 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z To help to clean up the mess, Spoor’s team went back to the Leakeys' original H. habilis fossils and determined the true shape of the jawbone. Ethiopian jawbone may mark dawn of humankind 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Leakey was with a group of British and American troops who were pinned down on the side of a hill in Helmand province by about 20 insurgents. U.K. Paratrooper Honored for Saving U.S. Marine 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z And she did so by being as demanding as the Leakeys were of her, nightly grilling the graduate students who started coming to Gombe in the late 1960s. Jane Goodall Is Still Wild at Heart 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z The Leakey team later designated the remains as a new species that they called Homo habilis, meaning the handy man. Jawbone Fossil May Mark Dawn of Humankind 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z L/Cpl Leakey ran to the top of a hill, despite enemy fire, to assess the situation and provided first aid to a wounded US Marine Corps captain. Victoria Cross for Afghan raid hero 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z L/Cpl Joshua Leakey of 1 Para helped a wounded US officer while under intense enemy fire in Helmand, then led a fight-back in which 11 members of the Taliban were killed and four wounded. Victoria Cross for serving soldier 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z According to Paula Kahumbu, CEO of Wildlife Direct, a Kenyan NGO founded by famed conservationist Richard Leakey, the Kenyan Wildlife Service just isn’t capable of taking on these powerful crime syndicates alone. Elephant poaching: thousands march worldwide for wildlife protection 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z Evenings meant hours listening to Leakey’s theories about physical anthropology and his ideas of how they might be proved. Jane Goodall Is Still Wild at Heart 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Leakey, one of the University of Illinois scientists leading the work. Testing Future Conditions for the Food Chain 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z L/Cpl Leakey said the only thing he was scared of during the fire fight was "letting my cap badge down". Victoria Cross for Afghan raid hero 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z At Camp Leakey, the orangutans had plenty of opportunity to observe and imitate people. An Orangutan Learns to Fish 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Best known for digging up skulls that shed light on humanity’s origins, Leakey is back to pursuing the other great passion of his life – saving elephants and other endangered species threatened by poachers. Leakey’s Last Stand: The Final Battle of Africa's Elephant King Richard Leakey protested against poaching in his younger days as well. Richard Leakey Tries to Save the Elephants—Again One recent day, as the summer sun beat down, Dr. Leakey led a tour through 80 acres of corn, soybeans and millet. Testing Future Conditions for the Food Chain 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z "It is not as simple as it being a dilution," said Andrew Leakey, a co-author of the paper and an associate professor of plant physiology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Swelling CO2 Cuts Nutrition in Food 2014-05-08T14:25:00Z Mr. de Merode, above, is a Belgian prince and is married to Louise Leakey, a Kenyan paleontologist and the granddaughter of the archaeologist Louis Leakey, known for his studies on human evolution in Africa. | Africa: Congo: Park Director Survives Shooting 2014-04-18T02:32:22Z That Leakey is back on the antipoaching campaign trail is good news for African conservationists. Leakey’s Last Stand: The Final Battle of Africa's Elephant King Such accusations of corruption directed at African administrations and their business connections frequently invite serious trouble, as Leakey knows from his experience. Richard Leakey Tries to Save the Elephants—Again But when primitive stone-chopping tools were uncovered at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, Leakey became convinced that this is where he would find the earliest stone-tool makers, who he assumed would belong to our genus. Human evolution: Fifty years after Homo habilis 2014-04-02T17:20:30.613Z Other unknown factors involved This means there are other factors at play, Leakey said, although they remain a mystery and an area of promising future research. Swelling CO2 Cuts Nutrition in Food 2014-05-08T14:25:00Z Consumer lawyer Andrew Leakey, from Stephensons, says the biggest problem with a case like Richard Durkin's, is funding it - both the complainant's costs and potentially the other sides too. Little guy v corporation 2014-03-27T12:29:01Z Although clearly stung by the scientific establishment’s rejection, Leakey forged ahead as he always did, and in 1977 published Origins, a bestseller that popularised paleoanthropology and made him even more of a household name. Leakey’s Last Stand: The Final Battle of Africa's Elephant King Leakey starts explaining the two projects that are closest to his heart right now. Richard Leakey Tries to Save the Elephants—Again In 1931, Leakey began intensive prospecting and excavation at Olduvai Gorge, 33 years before he announced the new human species. Human evolution: Fifty years after Homo habilis 2014-04-02T17:20:30.613Z In Ancestral Passions, which is a biography about the Leakey family, I discussed the physical evolution of humans. Barclays plans to disclose pay details of is 140,000 employees 2013-02-26T18:04:43Z Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian The 100th anniversary of the birth of British archaeologist Mary Leakey is celebrated with a Google doodle depicting her at work on a dig. Google doodle celebrates British archaeologist 2013-02-06T01:22:00Z According to his old friend, Georgiana Bronfman, it was Leakey himself who decided on the second amputation because he couldn’t be bothered with a timeconsuming rehabilitation programme. Leakey’s Last Stand: The Final Battle of Africa's Elephant King According to his old friend Georgiana Bronfman, it was Leakey himself who decided on the second amputation because he couldn’t be bothered with a time-consuming rehabilitation program. Richard Leakey Tries to Save the Elephants—Again Leakey and his team had to learn to share Olduvai with all of the wild animals that lived there, lions included. Human evolution: Fifty years after Homo habilis 2014-04-02T17:20:30.613Z She is also co-author with Richard Leakey of Wildlife Wars. Barclays plans to disclose pay details of is 140,000 employees 2013-02-26T18:04:43Z Leakey took an unusual route to archeology: she disliked formal education and did not pass any exams. Google doodle celebrates British archaeologist 2013-02-06T01:22:00Z In 1989, the world ban on ivory trade was formalised and Leakey staged an event in Nairobi National Park that is still spoken of today. Leakey’s Last Stand: The Final Battle of Africa's Elephant King Leakey shows me Libeskind’s diagrams, and it looks to be a spectacular project. Richard Leakey Tries to Save the Elephants—Again The Leakeys' iconic discoveries at Olduvai Gorge should remind us of how much we don't know, rather than how much we do. Human evolution: Fifty years after Homo habilis 2014-04-02T17:20:30.613Z Leakey, the fabled Kenyan paleontologist built a precise 3D model of a fossilized skull. Autodesk's Brilliant New Consumer Strategy 2013-01-23T05:35:20Z She changed her name when she married Louis Leakey, also an archeologist, in 1936. Google doodle celebrates British archaeologist 2013-02-06T01:22:00Z Leakey shows me Libeskind’s diagrams and it looks to be a spectacular project. Leakey’s Last Stand: The Final Battle of Africa's Elephant King Best known for digging up skulls that shed light on humanity’s origins, Leakey is back to pursuing the other great passion of his life—saving elephants and other endangered species threatened by poachers. Richard Leakey Tries to Save the Elephants—Again The team's persistence was rewarded in 1959, when archaeologist Mary Leakey, Louis's wife, recovered the cranium of a young adult. Human evolution: Fifty years after Homo habilis 2014-04-02T17:20:30.613Z Whereas Leakey and Spoor see this variation as evidence for multiple concurrent lineages, “I tend to see this new evidence as making it harder to reject the idea of a single evolving lineage,” he says. Kenyan Fossils Rekindle Debate over Early Human Diversity 2012-08-09T13:15:00.213Z Dr. Meave Leakey is the wife of Richard Leakey, a son of Louis and Mary Leakey, who produced the early evidence supporting Africa’s central place in early human origins. New Fossils Indicate Offshoots in Human Family Tree 2012-08-08T17:02:32Z Leakey was the most seriously injured, the engine driving into his legs and snapping them like twigs. Leakey’s Last Stand: The Final Battle of Africa's Elephant King That Leakey is back on the anti-poaching campaign trail is good news for African conservationists. Richard Leakey Tries to Save the Elephants—Again In 1960, Jonathan Leakey, Louis and Mary's eldest son, found the lower jaw and the top of the head of a juvenile hominin. Human evolution: Fifty years after Homo habilis 2014-04-02T17:20:30.613Z According to Dr Leakey, the growing body of evidence to suggest that humans evolved in the same way as other animals shows that "evolution really does work". Scientists find new human species 2012-08-08T17:06:33Z Mr. Leakey divides his time between Stony Brook University on Long Island, where he is a professor of anthropology, and the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya. New Fossils Indicate Offshoots in Human Family Tree 2012-08-08T17:02:32Z The Leakey clean up was not to every Kenyan politician’s taste – many were even then believed to be significant beneficiaries of the illicit wildlife trade. Leakey’s Last Stand: The Final Battle of Africa's Elephant King The Leakey clean-up was not to every Kenyan politician’s taste—many were even then believed to be significant beneficiaries of the illicit wildlife trade. Richard Leakey Tries to Save the Elephants—Again Dubbed Johnny's Child, it very definitely did not belong to the same species as 'Zinj', and the Leakeys began to suspect that it was the real toolmaker. Human evolution: Fifty years after Homo habilis 2014-04-02T17:20:30.613Z "It was always an anomaly," says Leakey, of the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and Stony Brook University in New York. New Fossils Put Face on Mysterious Human Ancestor 2012-08-08T18:00:00Z In their first formal report, Dr. Leakey and her colleagues wrote in the journal Nature, “These three specimens will greatly aid the reassessment of the systematics and early radiation of the genus Homo.” New Fossils Indicate Offshoots in Human Family Tree 2012-08-08T17:02:32Z Leakey knew very well that the Western donor community would not endorse culling – the controlled killing of elephants. Leakey’s Last Stand: The Final Battle of Africa's Elephant King Leakey knew very well that the Western donor community would not endorse culling—the controlled killing of elephants. Richard Leakey Tries to Save the Elephants—Again Because Nutcracker Man was found in the same layers as the stone tools, the Leakeys assumed that it was the toolmaker, despite its odd appearance. Human evolution: Fifty years after Homo habilis 2014-04-02T17:20:30.613Z In a telephone interview, Mr. Leakey said that there were still scars on the landscape from Shell’s exploration activities years ago. Tullow Oil Finds Success Exploring Where Others Don’t 2012-07-04T00:23:50Z He concluded with the prediction that “by 2064, 100 years after Leakey and colleagues’ description of H. habilis, researchers will view our current hypotheses about this phase of human evolution as remarkably simplistic.” New Fossils Indicate Offshoots in Human Family Tree 2012-08-08T17:02:32Z Leakey starts explaining the two projects that are closest to his heart right now. Leakey’s Last Stand: The Final Battle of Africa's Elephant King In 1989 the world ban on ivory trade was formalized and Leakey staged an event in Nairobi National Park that is still spoken of today. Richard Leakey Tries to Save the Elephants—Again "The story was Leakey," manager Dusty Baker said. Leake pitches nine-hitter as Reds beat Giants 5-1 2012-06-30T06:13:10Z But the Leakeys, he said, “set my feet into the world of fossils.” Phillip Tobias, 86, WhoIdentified Remains Related to Humans, Dies 2012-06-12T01:29:24Z Garner State Park, in the Hill Country between Leakey and Concan, Texas, serves as the river's centerpiece. Relax and Go Tubing 2012-06-11T17:20:04.853Z Having read the past, Mr. Leakey offered a few blunt words Monday about a future that would be warmer and wetter. About New York: African Fossils May Show the Future of Climate Change 2012-05-23T01:34:09Z Although clearly stung by the scientific establishment’s rejection, Leakey forged ahead as he always did, and in 1977 published Origins, a best-seller that popularized paleoanthropology and made him even more famous. Richard Leakey Tries to Save the Elephants—Again "Leakey was hitting, he was fielding, he was doing about everything that an athlete does." Leake pitches nine-hitter as Reds beat Giants 5-1 2012-06-30T06:13:10Z The chairman of the institute, Richard Leakey, approached her with a document outlining the plan for the dam, on the Omo River in Ethiopia — one of Lake Turkana’s lifelines. Green Blog: To Fight a Dam, Rather Than 'Live on Your Knees' 2012-04-16T14:46:40Z “There are too many things that do not fit, particularly the dates and geography,” comments Meave Leakey of the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya, whose own research has focused on fossils from East Africa. First of Our Kind: Could Australopithecus sediba Be Our Long Lost Ancestor? 2012-03-20T15:15:04.437Z Mr. Leakey, a tenured professor at the State University at Stony Brook, spends most of the year in Africa, where he has been building the Turkana Basin Institute in eastern Kenya. About New York: African Fossils May Show the Future of Climate Change 2012-05-23T01:34:09Z Leakey was the most seriously injured, the engine driving into his legs and snapping them. Richard Leakey Tries to Save the Elephants—Again The new species, called Australopithecus sediba, would dislodge Homo habilis, the famous tool-making fossil found by Louis and Mary Leakey, as the immediate human ancestor. New Fossils May Redraw Human Family Tree 2011-09-08T14:11:14Z “One of the things that we’re starting to believe is that the positives of CO2 are unlikely to outweigh the negatives of the other factors,” said Andrew D. B. Leakey, another of the Illinois researchers. A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself 2011-06-05T00:04:33Z But Goodall actually went on to study under the famed anthropologist Louis Leakey, and to work in Tanzania. Children?s Books: Jane Goodall?s Childhood Fascinations 2011-05-14T02:30:04Z In conversation, he said the discoveries of origin hunters, or paleoanthropologists, like his wife, Meave, and his parents Louis and Mary Leakey, offered profound lessons for modern human life. About New York: African Fossils May Show the Future of Climate Change 2012-05-23T01:34:09Z Mr. Leakey was intrigued by recent reports that complex language — not just grunts but some expressive syntax — evolved among modern humans while still in Africa. Tracking Lineage Through a Bramble 2011-05-09T21:25:22Z Among the best known of these clashes is a longstanding one between two of the field's most famous scientists, Donald Johanson and Richard Leakey. 30 years After Televised Spat, Rival Anthropologists Agree to Bury the Handaxe 2011-05-05T21:45:01.100Z I think Louis Leakey thought the study might last 10 years. 50 Years of Chimpanzees 2010-11-16T07:00:00Z The deflating news was summarized by Ms. Goodall’s mentor, Louis Leakey: “Now we must redefine tool, redefine Man, or accept chimpanzees as human.” Findings: Chimpanzees Use Tools to Help Their Sex Lives 2010-05-03T22:01:00Z “The link between the past and the future, as seen in the present, is fundamental to stewardship of the climate,” Mr. Leakey said. About New York: African Fossils May Show the Future of Climate Change 2012-05-23T01:34:09Z “A question mark,” said Mr. Leakey, and so he did with a bold flourish. Tracking Lineage Through a Bramble 2011-05-09T21:25:22Z Opened another bb. of beef in lieu of the former. began to Caulk Our Decks being very Leakey. Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents Leakey believes that Homo Habilis, who lived in East Africa about two million years ago, was the immediate ancestor of man and the most advanced of all the hominids. The Black Experience in America So let us, as Louis Leakey suggested, salvage some dignity by redefining humanity. Findings: Chimpanzees Use Tools to Help Their Sex Lives 2010-05-03T22:01:00Z “Go to the geologic record and say, oh yes — five mass extinctions before,” Mr. Leakey said. About New York: African Fossils May Show the Future of Climate Change 2012-05-23T01:34:09Z The title of the program, “Human Evolution and Why It Matters: A Conversation with Leakey and Johanson,” signaled that this was not to be a re-enactment. Tracking Lineage Through a Bramble 2011-05-09T21:25:22Z P.M. got up the spare Mainsail to dry, it being Wet by the Water getting into the Sail room, occasioned by the Ship being very Leakey in her upper works. Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World Professor Louis Leakey argues that Africa was important in the development of mankind in three ways. The Black Experience in America To understand how so much could be deduced from fossils that exist only as fractions of the original creature, Mr. Leakey offered an analogy. About New York: African Fossils May Show the Future of Climate Change 2012-05-23T01:34:09Z Mr. Leakey, whose parents famously excavated Olduvai Gorge, originally wanted no part of a life hunting for fossils. About New York: African Fossils May Show the Future of Climate Change 2012-05-23T01:34:09Z At the start, Mr. Leakey called attention to scars on his face and a thick bandage on his scalp, the result of skin- treatment. Tracking Lineage Through a Bramble 2011-05-09T21:25:22Z “You have knowledge of what they look like intact,” Mr. Leakey said. About New York: African Fossils May Show the Future of Climate Change 2012-05-23T01:34:09Z Having spotted Turkana as a likely target and set in motion the harvesting of its fossil riches, Mr. Leakey moved on to other public lives. About New York: African Fossils May Show the Future of Climate Change 2012-05-23T01:34:09Z Next to it was a blank space in which he invited Mr. Leakey to draw his version. Tracking Lineage Through a Bramble 2011-05-09T21:25:22Z |
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