<quote>For Science articles, what value does all this narration add? Why do we have to sift through 30 years of background biography material before getting to the new theory and subject matter? Is the state of mind of the researchers important? Do we need to humanize and narrate the proposal of a new model in this way?</quote>
That's what popular science sites/books <em>do</em>. Maybe you should be seeking out the original research article.
That's what popular science sites/books <em>do</em>. Maybe you should be seeking out the original research article.