Supersonic shock waves are cone-shaped disturbances that result from an object moving faster than the speed of sound. If you ...

If you've ever wondered what would actually happen if a microscopic black hole tunneled straight through your body, answers ...

A new paper has explored what would happen if a tiny black hole were to pass through a human body. Rather than a ...

Primordial black holes (PBHs) are black holes theorized to have formed shortly after the Big Bang. Compared to black holes ...

Have you ever contemplated the bizarre scenario of a microscopic black hole passing through your body? Surprisingly, the potential damage may not be as catastrophic as one might think, at least below ...

Some people may worry about being bitten by a snake or spider, but have you ever considered what would happen if a small ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Imagine the formation of a black hole and you’ll probably envision a massive star running out of fuel and collapsing in on itself. Yet the chaotic conditions of the early universe may ...

“We’re not claiming that it’s absolutely going to happen this decade. But there could be a 90% chance that it does." Reading time 2 minutes It’s been a fantastic week for Stephen Hawking’s black hole ...

Astronomers suspect that in the first second after the universe formed, the very first black holes also formed. These tiny though profoundly dense objects — think of an atom-sized particle wielding ...

A tiny black hole zipping through your body sounds like the kind of death dreamed up by a pulp-era sci-fi writer. Which, ...