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Jan 5, 2010 05:28 PM ET // Jennifer Ouellette
Just when the media hysteria over doomsday scenarios relating to the Large Hadron Collider has died down, along comes a visually stunning short film from L Studio called Rift that explores just what such a scenario might look like. It's described as "a surreal interpretation of Pandora's ...
Nov 19, 2012 11:14 AM ET // Jennifer Ouellette
Fortunately, the LHC doomsday hysteria has been soundly debunked... BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ZOMBIES?
Oct 7, 2009 06:07 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
You can now sleep easy. The threat of the asteroid Apophis hitting our planet has been officially downgraded today. If the 1-in-45,000 odds of Apophis hitting Earth in 2036 weren't slight enough, then how about a tiny 1-in-250,000 chance? In other words, the 250 meter-wide piece of space rock has g...
May 4, 2012 03:10 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
A recent poll concluded that 12 percent of Americans believe the world will end this year. Is that so surprising?
Dec 2, 2011 03:52 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
The Mayans never predicted the world would end on Dec. 21, 2012 -- the Doomsday misconception is a "distorted world view of ancient civilizations."
Oct 18, 2010 02:35 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
According to the ridiculous hype surrounding Dec. 21, 2012, the Mayans "predicted" apocalypse with one of their calendars (in reality, they didn't). Doubt has now been cast over the accuracy of this date.
May 18, 2012 02:29 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
The most precise estimate is compiled of the number of dangerous space rocks that could threaten Earth.
Nov 16, 2012 07:29 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
An impactor mission to destroy an incoming asteroid would need to deliver a nuclear double whammy.
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