Strong evidence that ‘baryon junctions’ give proton its identity

Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03129-5A conserved property of protons and neutrons is carried not by their constituent particles but by structures that mediate the force between them.

Nature, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03129-5

A conserved property of protons and neutrons is carried not by their constituent particles but by structures that mediate the force between them.