[ejstronge]

>Self-promotion is suspect in this highly competitive, and not infrequently nasty field.

I'm not sure who's self-promoting; this is a news article about a big discovery.

> But I would caution some skepticism, especially when the discoverer trumpets the extraordinary significance of the discovery.

The linked article is from a news organization.

Further, the data for the article are published in a high-profile journal; these are fairly credible findings.

[ChristianMarks]

If you are not sure, then read the article and keep track of what the researchers say. This will increase your degree of sureness.

[ChristianMarks]

Downvoters can take a warm piss on a power line. The researchers are quoted asserting the profound significance of their discovery. This is reason to be skeptical, given the field has a reputation for Nobel prize winners rushing to publish work they hear about from less well known researchers, and then claiming the less known researcher stole their ideas from them.