Last updated: August 10, 2025
The Cosmic Tusk is pleased—frankly, thrilled—to see broad international coverage of the new PLOS ONE paper documenting cometary debris in Baffin Bay sediments and strengthening the Younger
Dryas Impact Hypothesis. From Live Science and Discover to Phys.org and ScienceAlert, the story has traveled fast and far across languages and outlets.
But here’s something curious: despite further evidence of the most important geophysical event in human history, no major daily newspaper science sections—think The New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, Le Monde, etc.—have run this yet. Why? Are they avoiding a controversial narrative, waiting for another decade of confirmation, or displaying willful ignorance?
Either way, the public conversation is being led (for now) by specialist magazines, wire-style science desks, and independent reporters. That is truly a shame.
Curated Coverage Highlights (larger publications)
- Massive comet trail may have transformed Earth’s climate more than 12,000 years ago, tiny particles suggest — Live Science
- A Comet Could’ve Caused Rapid Climate Shift Around 12,800 Years Ago — Discover Magazine
- Ocean sediments could be first proof of Younger Dryas comet impact theory — Cosmos Magazine
- Ocean sediments might support theory that comet impact triggered Younger Dryas cool-off — Phys.org
- Evidence of World-Changing Comet Explosion 12,800 Years Ago Found in the Ocean — ScienceAlert
- Destructive cosmic airbursts likely more common than previously believed — UC Santa Barbara News (release)
Comprehensive Coverage — Sorted by Readership & Recognizability
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- Massive comet trail may have transformed Earth’s climate more than 12,000 years ago, tiny particles suggest — Live Science
- A Comet Could’ve Caused Rapid Climate Shift Around 12,800 Years Ago — Discover Magazine
- Ocean sediments might support theory that comet impact triggered Younger Dryas cool-off — Phys.org
- Evidence of World-Changing Comet Explosion 12,800 Years Ago Found in the Ocean — ScienceAlert
- Destructive cosmic airbursts likely more common than previously believed — EurekAlert!
- Destructive cosmic airbursts likely more common than previously believed — UC Santa Barbara News
- Ocean sediments could be first proof of Younger Dryas comet impact theory — Cosmos Magazine
- Destructive cosmic airbursts likely more common than previously believed — Space Daily
- Scientists Uncover New Evidence Supporting Controversial Theory That a Comet Impacted Earth 12,800 Years Ago — The Debrief
- Cosmic Airbursts More Common Than Thought — Mirage News
- Ocean Sediments Might Support Theory That Comet Impact Triggered Younger Dryas Cool-off — Astrobiology.com
- Ocean Sediments Bolster Theory: Comet Impact May Have Triggered Younger Dryas — ScienMag
- Ocean sediments might support theory that comet impact triggered Younger Dryas cool-off — Sign of the Times
- Evidence of World-Changing Comet Explosion 12,800 Years Ago Found in the Ocean — Bizsiziz
- Ocean sediments might support theory that comet impact triggered Younger Dryas cool-off — Raw News Health
- På havets mørke bund har forskere fundet spor efter noget ikke-jordisk… — Illustreret Videnskab (Danish)
- Trilha de cometa teria transformado o clima da Terra há 12 mil anos — Aventuras na História (Portuguese)
- Novas evidências subaquáticas podem apoiar a ideia controversa… — Green Savers (Portuguese)
- Novos indícios de que impacto de cometa resfriou a Terra há 12.800 anos — Inovação Tecnológica (Portuguese)
- Explosão catastrófica pode ter mudado o mundo há 12 mil anos — Olhar Digital (Portuguese)
- 12 800 წლის წინ… ოკეანეში მიაგნეს — On.ge (Georgian)
- La nueva evidencia submarina puede respaldar… — Espanol.news (Spanish)
- Evidencia de explosión del cometa que cambia el mundo hace 12.800 años… — Espanol.news (Spanish)
- Noi dovezi sugerează că o cometă uriașă a explodat… — Playtech.ro (Romanian)
- Ученые нашли в океане доказательства взрыва кометы… — Focus.ua (Russian)
- Учені знайшли в океані докази вибуху комети… — Focus.ua (Ukrainian)