A team of physicists from Germany has made a breakthrough in understanding the relationship between atomic nuclei shape and atomic behavior.
Their research provides new insights into the possible existence of dark forces that could influence matter.
The team's findings confirm a previous anomaly discovered in the behavior of ytterbium isotopes and attribute it to changes in the shape of atomic nuclei itself.
The research demonstrates the collaboration between atomic, nuclear, and particle physics to explore fundamental questions about the universe and test the limits of our understanding.