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Food For Thought
by Jim on Jul.14, 2009, under Science Life
With the recent popularity of books like Fast Food Nation (Schlosser) and Michael Pollan’s output, people are thinking about their diets in new and important ways. Our diets affect nearly every aspect of our lives and, increasingly, the fate of our planet. The western diet is changing rapidly while the diets of traditional and indigenous cultures that are intimately tied to their environment, health, culture, art, and industry are disappearing.
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Nasa's Image of the Day
Large X-class Flare Erupts on the Sun
On Jan. 27, 2012, a large X-class flare erupted from an active region near the solar west limb. X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events. Seen here is an image of the flare captured by the X-ray telescope on Hinode. This image shows an emission from plasma heated to greater than eight million degrees during the energy release process of the flare. Image Credit: JAXA/Hinode
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