Physicists may have uncovered a hidden feature inside protons that helps preserve one of matter’s most fundamental properties. RHIC collision data suggest baryon number is carried not simply by three quarks, but by a Y-shaped junction of the gluons connecting them. The finding challenges a deca...

Source: [ScienceDaily](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260815064805.htm)

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