The dinosaurs were wiped out by a giant asteroid hurtling through space.

Could mankind face extinction at the hands of its own creation?

Saw this online article on the Yahoo! Singapore homepage today. Though I don't understand the science jargon, the concept of Earth being swallowed (with us humans on it) by a monstrous black hole isn't exactly the best way to go.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080629/twl-doomsday-collider-1be00ca.html

It's like science fiction in real life.

More pics of the machine here.