Reply #10: Science doesn't care about personal opinions

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the theory behind these elements is nothing new at all. This is the experimental validation. Hardly a discovery.

Think of it as claiming that the Golden Gate is a "discovery" after it was built. Maybe if you are an alien visiting this planet for the first time it may be a "discovery" but it certainly would not be such for the people involved in its design and construction.

In any case, it is pointless dwelling into possible justifications for an incorrect headline, the rest of the article is where the meat was and I enjoyed reading about it. I think elements 118 and 117 had been spotted earlier, but there was some problems and had to retract the experimental results. So good news for the Berkeley guys.