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Dark-energy particle spotted?

Reported 'chameleon' particle would change its mass to match its environs.

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Editor's note: The chameleon theory was first proposed by Justin Khoury along with Amanda Weltman. Both were at Columbia University at the time.

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Merali, Z. Dark-energy particle spotted?. Nature (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2009.531

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