Daily briefing: Ancient cave art found hiding in plain sight
Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03648-1 Rock-art in a Spanish cave dates back 26,000 years. Plus, flexible working policies can end up saddling academic mothers with more work and the origins of Celtic and Germanic languages.
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