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Ideally, the researchers would have preferred to find the bones sandwiched between layers of volcanic ash containing potassium and argon, as these can be precisely dated by tests involving radioactive decay. Unfortunately, the geology at Toros-Menalla did not cooperate. But the scientists found something nearly as good. The site...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Father of Us All? | 7/22/2002 | See Source »

TIME senior writer Michael Lemonick is currently writing "Echo of the Big Bang" for Princeton University. "The essence of the book is that there is a satellite currently in orbit that's measuring left-over radiation from the Big Bang, and looking at it with much greater precision than anyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Galley Girl: The Gender Bender Edition | 7/6/2002 | See Source »

A year removed from a disappointing 5-5 season marred by blown leads and bad breaks, the Crimson (9-0, 7-0 Ivy) focused on fundamentals and did the ordinary things required to win with extraordinary precision and resolve.

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: TEAM OF THE YEAR: Football | 6/6/2002 | See Source »

And Im is the Korean grandmaster. He's been directing for 40 years; nearly 100 features. Chihwaseon, his portrait of 19th century painter Jang Seung-Up (known as Ohwon) is both a biography of an inspired, difficult man and as close as Im is apt to come to autobiography. Like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cannes Kiss Off | 6/3/2002 | See Source »

Over the past year we've been painfully reminded that the clash of cultures can be horrific. Hindus and Muslims slaughtering one another on the subcontinent. Jews and Palestinians locked in a death grip on the Levant. Extremist Muslims declaring jihad on America and destroying cherished symbols of that country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Cup Preview: We are the World | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

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