There's Nothing New Under the Sun... But Wait...
Remember that embargoed science desk story I mentioned earlier? I can say what it's about now, but I think I'll make you guess. Here's a hint: Take a look at the picture to the left.
Give up? That's a robot from the 1979 Disney movie The Black Hole. And NPR Science Correspondent Richard Harris has a story tonight about what makes black holes work. Richard says magnetism enables black holes to eat anything. Would that we were so lucky.