NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spotted a gigantic, dark hole that’s hundreds of times larger than the Earth. It’s a phenomenon called a “Coronal Hole,” and spans about 250,000 miles at its widest point, according to associate director for science for the heliophysics division at the space agency’s Goddard facility, Dr. C Alex Young. The total surface area of this hole is 410 times larger than out planet.

Coronal holes were first observed by NASA astronauts in the 1970s. They’re not actually holes, but rather cooler regions where the sun’s magnetic field is able to reach out into space...

The United States Department of Agriculture has approved a new GM potato created by Simplot, which stands among the largest potato suppliers in the US. Many of these potatoes will be purchased by fast food restaurants, which stands no chance at being fairly labeled. Many fast food joints, like Burger King, Wendy’s and KFC are undecided about whether or not they would sell these potatoes to their customers, which is why we need to put pressure on these companies to make the right choice.

Sign the petition: Tell Burger King, Wendy’s and KFC: Don’t serve GMO frankenfries to your customers.

This isn’t the first time Simplot has taken a stab at GMO potatoes. About a decade ago, Simplot attempted to sell GMO potatoes to grocery stores and McDonald’s, but the customers hated the potatoes...

An eighth grade boy from Weaverville, California was given a detention for sharing his lunch with another classmate and friend. 13 year-old Kyle Bradford decided to share his chicken burrito with his friend who wasn’t very fond of the cheese sandwich the cafeteria server him. Kyle didn’t see any problem in sharing his food with the other student, I mean, who would? My friends and I always shared food when I was a kid. Here’s what Kyle had to say about it:

“It seemed like he couldn’t get a normal lunch, so I just wanted to give mine to him because I wasn’t really that hungry… It was just going to go in the garbage if I didn’t eat it.”

The Northern California school district has rules against sharing food in order to prevent issues with allergies among students. The Superintendent of The Trinity Alps Unified School District, Tom Barnett, spoke with KRCR-TV and told them that hygiene issues are also a concern when it comes to preventing students from sharing their food.

In 2012, Colorado and Washington state legalized the recreational use of marijuana, much to the dismay of anti-pot advocates. They frequently alleged that it would make it easier for children to acquire, that more people would use it, that there would be more people driving while high, and that it would be an all around bad deal for these states.

In Colorado, it’s safe to say that the doomsayers were 100% wrong. Sales of recreational marijuana continue to rise with more than $34 million worth sold in August alone. That means that the state raised $3.4 million for building and maintaining schools in the state. At the rate the state is going, some $30 million will be brought in from pot taxes alone. That’s some serious dough!

Alan Watts presents a superbly challenging way of looking at things, which is one of the reasons I’ve always appreciated hearing his lectures and reading his books. In this enlightening discussion, which is, in this case, accompanied by a beautiful musical score and animation, he challenges us to imagine the world new again, through our nascent consciousness.

What would it be like to be a baby again? How would it feel for the world to be completely new through our eyes? And how different is the new vision of the world compared to our ideas as adults?