Underground detector in South Dakota records anomaly that may hint at dark matter

An experimental facility nearly a mile underground in South Dakota has detected a single subatomic particle interaction that cannot be explained by ordinary matter. Dark matter is thought to make up roughly 85% of the universe's mass, but its composition has eluded physicists for decades. Scientists caution it is too early to confirm a discovery, but the anomaly is drawing significant attention from the research community.

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