Dark-matter hunt appears to be zeroing in on a leading contender
The whispers of dark matter are becoming louder, with a series of signals that seem to be converging toward a narrowed range.
In 2023, the ALICE experiment was ready for their best year yet, until a mysterious signal threatened everything. As the LHC wraps up its 2025 lead-ion run, physicists recall how they worked together to solve the puzzle.