STEPHEN HAWKING

This Columbus Day, we recall the famed mariner who was responsible for launching not only three ships but also a million one-liners.

A new study from a University of North Carolina physicist comes to a "shocking" conclusion: “There is no such thing as a black hole.”

Famed astrophysicist weighs in on the "firewall paradox" debate.

Nobel Prizes reward discoveries, not the theories where the world's most famous living physicist concentrates.

British scientist Stephen Hawking has spoken out in favor of assisted suicide, stating that it would be better to allow those who are terminally ill to choose to end their own lives rather than force them to suffer.

Stephen Hawking recounts his life in a new memoir, “My Brief History.”

Waters has long campaigned against what he perceives as Israel’s unjust treatment of Palestinians.

"The Big Bang Theory" returns to CBS Sept. 26. Find out some spoilers that the cast and producers dished out at Comic-Con about season seven.

Stephen Hawking does seem to be adhering to an academic boycott of Israel, despite some conflicting media reports and university statements indicating otherwise.

When Hawking was initially diagnosed with motor neuron disease at 21, doctors gave him just two years to live.

Actress Deborah Raffin, who became well-known relatively late in her life for launching a successful audio book company, has died of leukemia. She was 59.

The Chicago-based band California Wives has released its first album, "Art History."

Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu writes of mistreatment by her father and coaches and finding her sister in her book, Off Balance.

Sir Richard Branson announced Wednesday, with typical bravado, that he and his adult children would pave the way for future space tourists as the first passengers on the SpaceShipTwo (SS2), part of his U.S.-based Virgin Galactic program, which is set to have its inaugural launch next year.

One major consequence of finding the Higgs boson? Stephen Hawking loses another bet.

On the heels of the beloved science fiction author's passing this week, his collection of stories takes a ride on the Mars Lander and finds a home on the Red Planet.

What could Immanuel Kant, Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein have in common with a four-year-old? They all pretty much share the same IQ. Heidi Hankins, a four-year-old from the U.K. has a 159 IQ. The 159 IQ is only one point below Einstein and physicist Stephen Hawking.

Stephen Hawking's highly anticipated guest appearance on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory aired last night, and we can say the noted physicist and professor has a knack for comedy based on his interaction with character Sheldon Cooper.

World-famous British physicist Stephen Hawking, known for his best-selling book, A Brief History of Time, will guest star on the CBS sitcom, The Big Bang Theory, on April 5.

Noted physicist and professor Stephen Hawking is set to make a guest appearance next month on the hit CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

World-renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has been spotted on multiple occasions at Freedom Acres, a sex club in Dover, California, according to radaronline.com. That's right, Stephen William Hawking, author of the bestseller A Brief History of Time, frequents a South California sex club where he pays strippers to grind on his body, according to RadarOnline's source.