Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Renowned British physicist Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's finest scientific minds, has died at the age of 76, a family spokesman said.

Stephen Hawking has warned of the dangers of ‘effective AI’. It needs to be governed before it gets too big, too quickly, writes Guy Verhofstadt.

Top physicist Professor Stephen Hawking has repeated his warning that human survival depends on finding a new home beyond the Earth.

Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that artificial intelligence could develop a will of its own that is in conflict with that of humanity.

Spanish police have arrested an American woman who had been threatening to kill British physicist Stephen Hawking while he was in Spain for an astronomy conference.

Physicist Stephen Hawking, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Russian internet billionaire Yuri Milner have announced a project that could send microscopic spaceships to hunt for extraterrestrial life in the far reaches of space.

All is not lost if you fall into a black hole – you could simply pop up in another universe, according to Professor Stephen Hawking.

Professor Stephen Hawking has backed a call to prevent artificial intelligence (AI) technology being used in a “global arms race”.

Fourteen bodies have been discovered on an overcrowded barge in the Mediterranean Sea; A man charged with murdering another man in a "frenzied" knife attempted to flee Limerick District court this morning; A former detective with Scotland Yard has claimed police covered up an Irish serial killer who stalked and murdered 18 people on the London Underground Here’s today’s lunchtime irishexaminer.com round-up.

The Banking Inquiry has been advised not to hear evidence from the former Anglo boss David Drumm by video-link; a brawl at a Mass in Meath had to be halted by the priest; and Donal Óg Cusack had some home truths for the Cork GAA community. Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

Dara O’Briain hangs out with Stephen Hawking on BBC One on Tuesday.

The world famous physicist Stephen Hawking has revealed that he would consider assisted suicide if he were in great pain or had nothing left to contribute to the world and had become a burden to loved ones.

Sam Smith is using a female voice app like Stephen Hawking's speaking device to communicate.

He has appeared alongside The Simpsons and Monty Python and now Professor Stephen Hawking is to play Glastonbury.

He told distraught 1D fans to look to theoretical physics for comfort.

Stephen Hawking has proved once again that he has an answer for everything.

Professor Stephen Hawking has lent his voice to the scientific brilliance of ... Monty Python?

Eddie Redmayne made a "complete fool" of himself in front of Stephen Hawking.