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🔬 A New Phase of Matter Just Changed Physics—And That's Just the Start

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Physicists have engineered a never-before-seen quantum state called a fractional Fermi sea, a genuinely new phase of matter that defies our most established theories. Meanwhile, ancient DNA from a 5,000-year-old French tomb has confirmed a catastrophic population collapse that erased the civilization behind Europe's iconic megalithic monuments. A major reanalysis of gamma rays pouring from the center of the Milky Way has reignited the case for dark matter as the source—reshaping a debate scientists thought was nearly settled. Researchers have also uncovered a hidden kidney pathway for water retention that operates completely independently of the hormone we thought was in charge, rewriting basic human physiology. From a $10 smartwatch spectrometer that matches lab-grade precision to a resurrected 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme, this week's discoveries span the full frontier of science.Subscribe to Peer Review'd Newsletter: https://peerreviewd.com/Love Science? Check out our other Science tools: 60sec.site and Artificial Intelligence Radio

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