A palaeoanthropologist is being honoured for his work tracing the evolution and origins of humans. A blue plaque will be installed at the former home of Louis Leakey in High Street, Foxton, ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Renowned paleontologist Louis Leakey has resigned from the National Museums of Kenya (NMK ...

The Leakey family is synonymous with the search for the origins of humankind. The late Louis Leakey, born 100 years ago today, started a dynasty of fossil hunters who still explore the sediments of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Looking Back: A family world famous for discovery. Richard Leakey and his parents, Louis and Mary Leakey. Time Magazine cover, featuring Dr Richard ...

When it came to finding humanity’s ancestors, Mary Leakey had no parallel. Born on this day in 1913, Leakey did so much to advance the study of ancient humans that she has been called “the woman who ...

Renowned paleontologist Louis Leakey has resigned from the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) board after serving barely eight months. Dr Leakey, the daughter of former civil service head Richard Leakey, ...