Feature Stories
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 16-Dec-2025 06:11 ET (16-Dec-2025 11:11 GMT/UTC)
20-Nov-2025
Korea establishes its first ultra high-voltage DC standards, accelerating the “energy highway”
National Research Council of Science & TechnologyThe Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President Lee Ho Seong) has established Korea’s first national standards for the reliable performance verification of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC)* transmission systems. Based on these newly established standards, KRISS will begin providing calibration and testing services for national power authorities and related industries.
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- Ministry of Science and ICT
20-Nov-2025
Q&A: How will recent economic disruptions impact the holiday shopping season?
Penn State
Tony Lynch, assistant professor of supply chain management at Penn State Harrisburg, explained how tariffs, the longest government shutdown on record and the grounding of the MD-11 cargo planes used by UPS and FedEx may impact Black Friday deals and product availability through the holidays.
19-Nov-2025
Forecaster.Health now issues health alerts of air pollution for vulnerable populations
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
The Forecaster.health early warning system now includes a new feature: the ability to anticipate mortality associated with air pollution in Europe, using epidemiological models to adjust forecasts for different regions and population groups by sex and age.
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- European Research Council
19-Nov-2025
Wolves get clever with crab traps
University of Victoria
Wild wolf behaviour on British Columbia’s central coast may represent the first documented case of potential tool use in the species, according to a new study.
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- Ecology and Evolution
19-Nov-2025
AI and psychosis: What to know, what to do
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
A psychosis expert reflects on the potential dangers of artificial intelligence chatbots to people at higher risk of psychosis.
19-Nov-2025
X-ray vision dives deep to boost safety, inspection and response
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed the first X-ray imaging system that clearly reveals the interior of suspicious objects or infrastructure underwater.
19-Nov-2025
Hoping to enjoy your holidays? Avoid the sneeze and wheeze triggers
American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
A few practical steps from allergists can make all the difference in avoiding allergy and asthma flares, and having a healthy and comfortable celebration.
19-Nov-2025
Finding solutions to Europe’s skills shortage
University of Warwick
The Skills2Capabilities project has been tackling some of the most pressing questions facing Europe’s labour market: how to support workers to update their skills, navigate career transitions, and stay resilient throughout life – and how to give employers access to a workforce ready for the demands of green and digital transitions.
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- EU Horizon programme
19-Nov-2025
New mapping system ends farm mislabeling, protecting coffee and cacao trade
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
A new mapping system developed by Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT aims to tackle farm mislabeling in the coffee and cacao industries, safeguarding supply chains and consumer trust. Farm mislabeling, where the origin or type of produce is falsely claimed, has historically led to economic losses for genuine farmers and undermined fair trade practices.