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Hawking feared rise of enhanced 'superhumans'
10-14-2018 |
15
The late physicist predicted that genetic engineering will ultimately render half of the world's population obsolete.
Raccoon climbs up skyscraper in Minnesota
VIDEO 6-14-2018 | 14
The fearless mammal managed to climb up the vertical outer wall of the 25-storey UBS Tower in St Paul.
How would mankind react to finding aliens ?
2-17-2018 | 64
Researchers believe that humanity would be more likely to welcome than fear the discovery of alien life.
Fear of snakes 'is of evolutionary origin'
10-21-2017 | 18
A new study in Germany has suggested that we are born with an innate fear of snakes and spiders.
Why do some people have a fear of holes ?
7-13-2017 | 16
Scientists have come up with a new theory to explain what causes trypophobia - the fear of small holes.
Medieval villagers feared the walking dead
4-3-2017 | 10
The residents of Wharram Percy once burnt the bodies of the deceased to stop them turning in to zombies.
NASA fears large asteroid could hit the Earth
8-1-2016 | 24
A huge space rock almost half a mile wide has the potential to hit our planet within the next 200 years.
Yeti expedition canceled over Taliban fears
8-21-2015 | 10
An expedition hoping to determine the truth about the Yeti has had to be canceled due to safety fears.
Scream studies could lead to scarier alarms
7-21-2015 | 8
Researchers have been attempting to better understand the science behind the sound of a human scream.
Sun halo sparks fear and intrigue in Mexico
VIDEO 5-23-2015 | 15
An impressive optical phenomenon created something of a social media frenzy in Mexico City this week.
A fear of spiders may be part of our DNA
4-6-2015 | 36
Arachnophobia could be an evolutionary response based on the danger that spiders posed to our ancestors.
Man found after being lost at sea for 66 days
4-5-2015 | 26
Louis Jordan's family had feared the worst after he disappeared off the coast of South Carolina.
Woman suffers from fear of all things yellow
4-4-2015 | 25
Lorraine Cobourn developed the curious phobia after being hit by a yellow taxi and breaking her hip.
Huge bipedal crocodile predated dinosaurs
3-19-2015 | 21
A ferocious crocodile that walked on two legs proved a fearsome predator before the age of the dinosaurs.
Scientists fear risk from smaller asteroids
12-4-2014 | 60
An asteroid just 164ft across is still large enough to cause widespread devastation were it to hit us.
Putin refers to Internet as a 'CIA project'
4-26-2014 | 91
The Russian leader has criticized the nature of the Internet, fueling fears of a possible web breakup.
Not all nightmares invoke fear, study finds
2-1-2014 | 8
Scientists have been investigating the specific emotions that separate a nightmare from a bad dream.
NASA downplays 2032 killer asteroid fears
10-20-2013 | 28
The asteroid known as 2013 TV135 was discovered by Ukranian astronomers earlier this month.
Scientists discover 'fear of holes'
9-9-2013 | 31
A previously unrecognized phobia of objects filled with holes could be a human survival instinct.
Missing plane raises Bermuda Triangle fears
2-22-2013 | 38
The plane carrying Vittorio Missoni and five others disappeared without a trace last month.
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