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KAKU ON YELLOWSTONE SUPERVOLCANO

A new position paper, recently released by the European Science Foundation entitled "Extreme Geohazards: Reducing the Disaster Risk and Increasing Resilience," which urges scientists to "develop their capacity to make reliable and timely warnings of [volcanic] eruptions," cites the supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park specifically as both a natural hazard and potential threat to millions of human lives.

How big is this threat? Could there be an all-out disaster that devastates the nation or are we getting ahead of ourselves? Physicist, futurist, and bestselling author Dr. Michio Kaku provides perspective to help size up the possible danger and better interpret these findings. WATCH NOW!

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM DR. MICHIO KAKU!

To all my loyal fans and supporters, along with everyone involved in my organization, I wish to express my thanks for the year now ending and my enthusiasm for the new year ahead.
-Michio

KAKU ON NEWBORN PLANET SIGHTING

"It’s time to pass out the cigars!" exclaimed a jovial Michio Kaku at a recent appearance on CBSN, the online news network from CBS NEWS. Dr. Kaku was speaking about the arrival of a newborn baby — a newborn baby planet, that is.

The birth and formation of planets has long been shrouded in mystery but now, thanks to an exciting new cosmic sighting, astronomers have captured startling images of an observable newborn planet as it coalescences into form. The discovery promises future insights to better understand our own planet and make things better for life here at home. WATCH NOW!

MORE SIGHTINGS: UFO PHOTO BOMB? (RELATED)

Speaking of sightings, did an astronaut just capture accidental evidence of a UFO hovering over earth? Dr. Kaku chimes in with his own take. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON AFGHAN-PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE

Over 260 people have reportedly died so far, mostly in Pakistan, because of a magnitude-7.5 earthquake that hit the north-eastern region of Afghanistan. The most severely affected areas are also the most remote, making the communications and recovery effort particularly difficult. Meanwhile, the death toll continues to escalate.

BBC World News America, reporting on the tragic events, invited Dr. Michio Kaku to join their broadcast via satellite to discuss the science underlying this seismic activity and its significance around the globe. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON MYSTERIOUS SPACE DISCOVERY

Scientists observing a star (known officially as KIC 8462852) have detected a massive unidentified object floating in space between the Kepler Space Telescope and the subject star in the constellation Cygnus, over 450 parsecs from Earth. But what is it?

Could it be some kind of "alien megastructure?" Are we on the precipice of proving the presence of intelligent extraterrestrial life? CBSN, the online news network from CBS NEWS, asked Dr. Michio Kaku to offer his first insights on this mysterious and potentially miraculous discovery. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON NASA’S MANNED MARS MISSION

"NASA is on a roll," says physicist, futurist, and bestselling author Dr. Michio Kaku of the space agency’s recent strides such as its landmark discovery of liquid water on Mars.

"NASA will take steps toward establishing a sustainable human presence beyond Earth, not just to visit but to stay," proclaimed NASA in a newly released detailed report. How long before humanity has "boots on the ground" on the red planet and can we do it? Dr. Kaku has answers. WATCH NOW!

WANT MORE MARS MISSION? (RELATED)

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NASA ANNOUNCES MARS MISSION

On the historic success of NASA‘s landmark discovery of liquid water on planet Mars, the space agency has announced an ambitious and detailed multi-phase plan as part of a special report entitled NASA’s Journey to Mars: Pioneering Next Steps in Space Exploration. The plan culminates in a permanent human presence on the red planet in the relatively near future. Dr. Michio Kaku visits MSNBC to discuss the feasibility of this plan and the possibilities of such a mission. WATCH NOW!

WANT MORE MARS MISSION? (RELATED)

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NASA: LIQUID WATER FOUND ON MARS

This week NASA announced that it has discovered a source of free-flowing water on the surface of the planet Mars, a breakthrough finding that could forever change how human beings view our celestial neighbor. Famed physicist/futurist and CBS News science contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku told ‘CBS This Morning’ that, with this, NASA may have “hit the jackpot.”

Public fascination with Mars has increased ever since NASA launched its unmanned rover Curiosity, which continually sends back images of the Martian landscape. Once thought to be too hostile to support life, the discovery of liquid water alters our understanding not only of the origins of the red planet but in the future potential for an eventual human presence on Mars. “It changes everything,” said Kaku, “It means that this liquid water can be used for, perhaps, irrigation, drinking water, and even rocket fuel.” WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON THE SCIENCE OF SINKHOLES

A sinkhole in Florida this week appeared in nearly the exact same location as a previous sinkhole that swallowed up and killed a man in his sleep back in 2013. With chilling confirmation that sinkholes can and do strike the same place twice, we need a better understanding of the science of sinkholes. CBSN, the "Always On" online news network from CBS NEWS, invited Dr. Michio Kaku to explain these geological events and offer his suggestions on what we can do about them. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON THE SCIENCE AND FANTASY OF THE NEW FANTASTIC FOUR MOVIE

Fantastic Four, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. In a series of four special featurettes released by 20th Century FOX, legendary physicist Dr. Michio Kaku tells us why there’s more to the science of Fantastic Four than you may expect. The videos feature a healthy amount of new Fantastic Four footage that should whet your appetite for the movie, which hits theaters on August 7th. The first is entitled ‘Alternate Dimensions.’ WATCH NOW!