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Scientific American - Top Stories

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Oldest cave art ever found discovered in Indonesia

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Spellements: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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NASA quietly ends financial support for planetary science groups

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Why consciousness is the hardest problem in science

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Your guide to 29 wildly different theories of consciousness

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How Squishy Math Is Revealing Doughnuts in the Brain

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