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The scientists behind the MAGIS-100 experiment aim to use state-of-the-art lasers to shed light on ultralight dark matter.

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Wu designed and executed an experiment that questioned — and then disproved — the infallibility of parity. After freezing a ...

New results from the MicroBooNE experiment rule out the existence of a sterile neutrino, reshaping how scientists think about ...