Scientists Allay Fears of Hadron-Triggered Planetary Meltdown

Rest at ease: Physicists say fears over a powerful atom smasher leading to the end of the Earth are completely unfounded. A group of critics of the Large Hadron Collider — a machine built 330 feet underground in Europe — filed a lawsuit to try to stop its initialization. They worried the collider’s operation could create black holes that would swallow up the planet. These worries, scientists say, border on absurdity.
The government agrees, too: Just last week, the U.S. Justice Department filed a motion to stop the lawsuit.