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Re:Fossil of dinosaur killed in asteroid strike found, scien... by BbzzbB on Sunday April 10, 2022 @02:14AM (#30974825)
Scientists can hypothesize, they can speculate, they can opine; they can say a lot more things than claims.

But if you've read the article, it's apparent why, in this instance, these paleontologists would be claiming that these specimens lived thru the dinosaur extinction event as opposed to a more restrained verb.

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Re:Fossil of dinosaur killed in asteroid strike found, scien... by rzzzt on Sunday April 10, 2022 @03:11AM (#30975048)
It is more of a question whether a news source should report about the finding at this stage, or the "scientists <confirm/deny> with high degree of certainty that" step.
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Re:Fossil of dinosaur killed in asteroid strike found, scien... by idleproc on Sunday April 10, 2022 @05:48AM (#30975669)
It's basically an adverisement for an upcoming TV show. Popular science needs to be accessible and entertaining, which is generally at odds with the cold hard facts. New Scientist often has me eye-rolling in this regard.
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