The second issue of Food Security is now published, and is free online. It documents some of the multiple causes of food insecurity.
Helium can be found in underground deposits in the earth. Helium can also be found in stars and other planets. The helium underground - and extracted from natural-gas - is a by-product of the natural radioactive decay of uranium, though is far too stable to be radioactive itself. It also occurs in very small amounts in the atmosphere.
Since helium makes up about a quarter of the mass of the sun, it is not surprising that its presence was detected there over 100 years ago. What is perhaps surprising, is that helium was discovered in space 26 years before it was found on earth. It has been known for hundreds of years that certain elements impart characteristic colours to a flame-a fact crucial to the coloured fireworks that we enjoy.