Show Notes
Scientists searching for dark matter nearly a mile underground just detected something they can't comfortably explain. Beard Laws and Luther investigate the mysterious LUX-ZEPLIN event, what dark matter actually is, and whether one strange interaction could eventually become the first clue to one of science's greatest mysteries.
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