Ha ha! The article talks about the earth being eaten from the inside by a black hole or some kind of quasar! Or possibly being blown up in a runaway "strangelet" supernova!

And then it says:

But Dr Evans, the leader of the project, who has devoted 14 years of his life to building the vast particle accelerator, is dismissive of the doom-mongers.

In fact, he is so relaxed about the project, he even wears shorts to work.
Ha ha! What would he wear if he were worried, his lead-lined underpants?