Do protons change structure over time?

Diagram of the quarks inside a proton and a neutron

Protons are made of quarks and gluons. Physicists from the US, Japan and Australia predicted that a proton's internal structure changes when it sits inside an atomic nucleus. Electron-scattering experiments at Jefferson Lab were designed to test the idea. If confirmed, it would mean reinterpreting years of nuclear physics experiments.

via Why a new physics theory could rewrite the textbooks | Phys.org

Thursday January 28th 2016