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Researchers have discovered a stunning new process that takes the energy from coal without burning it -- and removes virtually all of the pollution.
The clean coal technique was developed by scientists at The Ohio State University, with just $5 million in funding from the federal government, and took 15 years to achieve.
“We’ve been working on...

I thought of this after reading Angroid's recent post within the 'foreign fighters in Syria' thread. Can the poli. sci. gurus post a list of books that someone who would like to gain some more expertise in the area should acquire? I was not a poli sci major in undergrad (actually I neglected the area and mostly considered the field irrelevant), so...

Russia to spend billions on asteroid defense

http://rt.com/news/russia-billions-asteroid-protection-502/

February 19, 2013 02:22

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Moscow believes an operable national defense against threats from outer space can be built within 10 years’ time. The 500-kiloton...

Lifting the veil: Mideast's covert ops
The death of an Iranian general in Syria and the death in an Israeli prison of an Australian linked to Israel's intelligence exposed the shadow war in the Middle East.
Published: Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:18 PM...

Foreign Fighters in Syria Talk Tough But Fear Defeat
[COLOR=#oooooo]Written by Mahmoud Hussein
Published Monday, February 18, 2013[/COLOR]



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