Stephen Hawking may Leave Britain, Settle in Canada

Stephen Hawking, the famous theoretical physicist whose work in quantum mechanics and black hole theory, amongst other things, is considering moving to Canada. The news comes after Hawking lashed out at the British government for $160 million worth of cuts in science funding...

Stephen Hawking urges new era of space conquest

""In a way, the situation is like Europe before 1492. People might well have argued that it was a waste of money to send Columbus on a wild goose chase," the British scientist was quoted by AFP as saying at Georgetown Washington University."Yet the discovery of the new world...

Hawking takes zero-gravity flight

The modified Boeing 727 jet simulated the experience of weightlessness as it took plunges over the Atlantic Ocean. "It was amazing," Prof Hawking said after the flight. ...

'Pump-and-Dump' Spam Surge Linked to Russian Bot Herders

I've been wondering about the large number of stock tip emails that have been hitting my email account. Turns out it is the work of a group of Rooskie underworld bastids running an unbelievably sophisticated bot-net hacking scam. Ryan Naraine at eWeek has the scoop."The...

ABCNews Asks Whether Sky is Indeed Falling

"For thousands of years, different religions have warned Earth about Armageddon and the final days. We are now living in an age where scientists are adding their voices and their evidence in support of end-of-the-world possibilities. "Last Days on Earth" is a program that...