Can One Vanishing Particle Shatter String Theory — and Explain Dark Matter?

Can one vanishing particle shatter string theory — and explain dark matter?

Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This rare particle—never seen before and predicted not to exist within string theory—might leave behind vanishing tracks in the Large Hadron Collider, like ghostly footprints that suddenly disappear. Spotting it wouldn’t just shake up physics theory—it might also reveal clues to dark matter, the invisibl…

Physicists Found the Ghost Haunting the World’s Most Famous Particle Accelerator

An invisible force has long eluded detection within the halls of the world’s most famous particle accelerator—until now.

Physicists Close In on the Fifth Force That Could Unlock the Mystery of Dark Matter

Scientists are using trapped ions in cutting-edge experiments to hunt for signs of an undiscovered particle that might help unravel the mystery of dark matter. The Standard Model of particle physics offers an exceptionally precise description of the fundamental components that form all visible matter, including the particles that make up everything around us and [...]

New Research Suggests a Fifth Force Might Be the Missing Piece in the Dark Matter Puzzle

In a groundbreaking study published in Physical Review Letters, physicists from ETH Zurich, in collaboration with teams from Germany and Australia, have made strides in the search for a potential fifth fundamental force. This discovery could play a pivotal role in explaining the elusive nature of dark matter, which accounts for the majority of the universe’s mass, yet remains invisible to our current methods of detection. The research, which inv…