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Channel Seven’s spotlight on clean energy issues ignores basic facts and basic journalistic standards. temperature check

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Channel Seven's spotlight on clean energy issues ignores basic facts and basic journalistic standards. temperature check

To recover cobalt “for a renewable green dream,” children sift through mud, workers drop claustrophobic hand-dug shafts, men grimace, some barefoot and carve rocks with chisels. These were the dramatic scenes from the Democratic Republic of Congo on Channel 7’s Spotlight program Special Investigations, which aired in prime time on Sunday evening. What followed was … Read more

Physicists say black holes break one of physics’ most basic rules

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This artist's concept depicts a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, known as Sagittarius A. Surrounded by a swirling accretion disk of hot gas

Black holes have long been associated with inconsistencies and limitations in known physics, particularly regarding how black holes interact with their environment. One such interaction involves tidal forces, the gravitational effects exerted by nearby objects, and is commonly used to investigate the internal structure of celestial bodies. For decades, scientists have relied on a quantity … Read more