# Brown 2026: Controversial comet theory struck by two new retractions > Taylor Mitchell Brown, 2026. 8 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The journalism on how the retractions came about and the authors' responses. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D51WWVC7CFZ/controversial-comet-theory-struck-by-two-new-retractions Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Younger Dryas impact hypothesis](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact)Brown 2026 **0** # Controversial comet theory struck by two new retractions Taylor Mitchell Brown, 2026. _Retraction Watch_. Report of 4 March 2026 on the two PLOS One retractions: the concerns raised on PubPeer by Mark Boslough and others (23 comments on the Baffin Bay paper between August and December 2025), co-author Marc Young's acknowledgement of at least 43 incorrect references and a since-deleted comment attributing them to AI-formatted citations, and lead author Christopher Moore's statement that the group remains confident in its data and regards the issue as procedural. **Younger Dryas impact hypothesis** Web pageChecked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The journalism on how the retractions came about and the authors' responses. ## Cited by on this site 8 records [The data and conclusions stand; the problems were procedural and could have been corrected.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact/answers/ANS0D51XR6C3ZJZ/the-data-and-conclusions-stand-the-problems-were-procedural) Answer ANS [A co-author acknowledged at least 43 incorrect references.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact/evidence/EVD0D51XSN8121C/a-co-author-acknowledged-at-least-43-incorrect-references) Evidence EVD [Lead author Christopher Moore said the group remains confident in the data, methods and conclusions.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact/evidence/EVD0D51XRE62HW5/lead-author-christopher-moore-said-the-group-remains) Evidence EVD [Christopher R. Moore](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact/people/FIG0D51X2PW5Y7G/christopher-r-moore) FIG [Mark Boslough](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact/people/FIG0D51X3EA3SS8/mark-boslough) FIG [The Younger Dryas impact hypothesis](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact) The mystery article MYS [Comet Research Group](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact/organisations/ORG0D51X3XY4JGK/comet-research-group) ORG [Do the two 2025 PLOS One papers, retracted in February 2026, still add evidence for an impact?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact/questions/QST0D51X9SE7KQA/do-the-two-2025-plos-one-papers-retracted-in-february-2026) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Brown, T. M. (2026). Controversial comet theory struck by two new retractions. Retraction Watch. https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/04/controversial-comet-theory-struck-by-two-new-retractions ``` [Read it free at retractionwatch.com](https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/04/controversial-comet-theory-struck-by-two-new-retractions) Key **SRC** 0D51WWVC7CFZ Kind Web page Rights The publisher's Kept 29 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published original Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D51WWVC7CFZ/controversial-comet-theory-struck-by-two-new-retractions/csl.json)