Jane Goodall, famed for more than 60 years of work studying chimpanzees, died today in Los Angeles. She was 91 years old. Goodall first headed to Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park in 1960, and much of what we know of our closest relatives on Earth we know thanks to her. Now, decades later, her field of science is one of the few where men do not outnumber women.

"The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States," the institute posted on Instagram. "Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the pr

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