Have scientists discovered a dark matter particle?

EXPLAINERDark matter is an invisible substance that is said to bind the universe; scientists in South Dakota may have found new signs of it.Deep beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota, US, in an old gold mine, a tank of liquid xenon has been used to produce an unusual particle reaction that may be a link to “dark matter”.Scientists conducting an experiment there say they have found a single “unexplained particle interaction” that resembles a dark matter particle, though researchers have not called this a confirmed detection.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3How Trump cuts could threaten US science leadershiplist 2 of 3NASA launches $4.3bn Roman Telescope to uncover universe’s hidden secretslist 3 of 3How does your name taste? The strange science of synaesthesiaend of list“Dark matter” and “dark energy” are substances whose presence humans have detected, but have yet to actually observe. This is the closest scientists have come to possibly uncovering the universe’s most elusive form of matter.Here’s what we know.What is dark matter?Dark matter is an invisible substance that is believed to make up roughly 27 percent of all matter in the universe. Similarly, dark energy, ...