The article seems incredibly over-dramatic of a genuinely interesting study. Saying that this is evidence of it being "more distorted than theorists expected"

The article seems incredibly over-dramatic of a genuinely interesting study. Saying that this is evidence of it being "more distorted than theorists expected" is irresponsible from a scientific point of view. My less-dramatic summary: Barium-144 is a short-lived isotope that was predicted to have an unusual "pear" shape. A new study suggests that it does have the shape that was predicted.