NYT actually is the only newspaper outside of Korea to get into contact with the authors, and received an exclusive video from the professor.

Go to their science section.

Now it isn't top news, but when it is confirmed, it'll be front page news on every western newspaper.

This furthers my point. They even got an exclusive and still run Trump stuff.

Yeah sure, but you're singling out them as if it's not the case with every mainstream media outlet. We already know that this type of story isn't what drives revenue and that's why it's not on the front page.