Expert Comment
'Poisonous air' emergency costing 拢20bn a year - expert comment
MPs have demanded an end to the UK's "poisonous air" in an unprecedented report from four Commons committees. Dr Theo Damoulas, says that accurate data will help decision makers introduce the correct policies.
The influence of Professor Stephen Hawking - Dr George Knee comments
He was: "A true inspiration to scientists and non-scientists alike."
Prof Stephen Hawking's legacy - Expert comment from Dr Gavin Morley
Einstein tried unsuccessfully to explain how gravity and quantum physics work together and this has been the most important problem in physics ever since. Stephen Hawking鈥檚 legacy is that he made progress in this area.
MIT finds that on Twitter, false news travels faster than true stories - expert comment
鈥淭his is a robust and fascinating large-scale study of online misinformation" - Dr Kimberley Wade from Psychology discusses new research from MIT which finds that fake news travels significantly farther, faster, deeper, and more broadly than the truth on social media.
The US imposes new sanctions on North Korea - Expert Comment
The US has imposed fresh sanctions on North Korea after accusing it of using nerve agent VX to kill Kim-Jong-nam, the half brother of Kim Jong-un. The move comes just a day after Pyongyang announced it would hold a leaders鈥� summit with South Korea and would consider giving up its nuclear weapons. Dr Catherine Jones comments