• Ukraine's Drone Use, H-1B Visa Uncertainty, New Species In 2024

  • Dec 24 2024
  • Length: 14 mins
  • Podcast

Ukraine's Drone Use, H-1B Visa Uncertainty, New Species In 2024

  • Summary

  • Facing a manpower shortage, Ukraine is relying more and more on unmanned flying attack drones. The visas used by foreign-born scientists is an immigration category expected to come under renewed scrutiny under the incoming presidential administration. And, a look at three new species added to the scientific record this year.

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