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Red Deer Cave people discovery among best science of 2012
The Guardian: #4 in Top 24 Science in pictures, Discover:#51 in Top 100, Science News: #14 in Top 25, Smithsonian Magazine:#3 in Top 10 human evolution, New Scientist: Top Life Sciences stories of 2012 & Live Science: 10 Strangest Science Stories of 2012
 
Live Science: 2012 Roundup 

New Scientist: 2013 Smart Guide 
 
Most read Opinion Piece in Cosmos Magazine for 2012
Read my Opinion Piece about the Red Deer Cave

Watch my recent BrisScience talk
Questions & answers about the 'Red Deer Cave' people
Download a PDF written by Darren Curnoe answering common questions about the discovery. Note: these materials may be reproduced and distributed free of charge, but authorship must be acknowledged.
 
Link to the original PLoS One article which may also be downloaded for free.
 
The discovery was reported in more than 2,000 media articles in the first week after its announcement including on the front page of many leading newspapers around the globe. Read some of the media articles or listen to some interviews about the finds:
 
News coverage (selected)
Articles by Darren Curnoe
You might like to read articles Darren Curnoe has written for The Conversation, including one about the Red Deer Cave people, or an opinion piece published in Cosmos Magazine about whether the Red Deer Cave could represent a new species.
 
Other perspectives
Below are some blogs written by people not involved in the research discussing the Red Deer Cave people discovery and its implications for human evolution:
 
 











 
 
 

 
               Darren Curnoe
 Scientist and science communicator