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Mind = blown.

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After decades, Chinese researchers confirm the Migdal effect that may help reveal dark matter particles.

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When it comes to understanding the fabric of the universe, most of what scientists think exists is consigned to a dark, murky domain.

This is what the creation of a Higgs Boson looks like to the Large Hadron Collider. (Credit: CERN) The Higgs boson is, if ...

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