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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Can Pyongyang's missiles hit a target? Probably not for a long time. But, says Gill Jung Il, a North Korean specialist at Seoul's Yonsei University, "accuracy is not the issue here. Perhaps the fact that Taepo Dong lacks accuracy makes it a more potent weapon. No one would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: North Korea: Ready, Aim, Extort | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

These discoveries not only further confirm that multiple hominid species are the rule but also bring us much closer to understanding the ultimate mysteries of human evolution: What were the changes that led to modern humans? When did these changes take place, and why? And perhaps most intriguing, will we...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up From The Apes | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

The second, which occurred perhaps 2.5 million years B.P., was the invention of toolmaking--the purposeful crafting of stone implements rather than just picking up handy rocks--and the transition to meat eating. Then, somewhere between 2 million and 1 million years ago, came the dramatic growth of the brain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up From The Apes | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

An unusually rich trove of fossils has been found at two sites in northern Spain's Atapuerca mountains. One, known as Gran Dolina, has yielded 800,000-year-old hominids that Spanish researchers believe are a new species, perhaps the most recent common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals. Named...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up From The Apes | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

The battleground over gay rights is more likely to move to Vermont. The supreme court there must soon decide if the state's constitution allows gay marriage. A referendum in Hawaii rejected it last year, but in liberal Vermont, the state's justices are more likely to declare in favor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All for a Scout's Honor | 8/16/1999 | See Source »

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