Cave painting discovered in Indonesia believed to be earliest known figurative art
The paintings may have been created by humans who moved through Southeast Asia before reaching Australia.
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War spending sees World Bank upgrading Russia to a "high-income" country
High inflation, brain drain, lagging technology, and the unsustainability of wartime economic growth due to heavy military spending still plague Russia's economy, and are not likely to go away.
Brad Pitt's Formula 1 movie gets very short name
The film is directed by Joseph Kosinski, known for 'Top Gun: Maverick,' and features a star-studded cast including Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Javier Bardem, and Sarah Niles.
Taking an exam in a big hall? Study finds higher ceilings correlated with lower grades
The study accounted for individual differences and prior coursework performance, suggesting that the effect was not due to student-specific factors.
Study reveals increasing simplicity in chart-topping pop music
The study analyzed 1,131 melodies from 360 year-end singles on the Billboard charts from 1950 to 2022 and found that vocal melody complexity in popular music has decreased by 30% over time, with significant declines in 1975, 1996, and 2000.
