Physicists spent 42 years hunting a one-in-10-billion particle decay and finally caught it

Original headline: After 42 Years of Searching, Physicists Find Evidence of a One-in-10-Billion Particle Decay

What happened

Physicists report evidence of an extremely rare particle decay occurring roughly once in 10 billion events, after a 42-year search. A researcher said they are 'knocking on the door of the zeptoverse.'

Funny

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• After 42 Years of Searching, Physicists Find Evidence of a One-in-10-Billion Particle Decay ↗ScienceAlert · Nov 6