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. Join the new NPR Plus Bundle to support our work and get perks like sponsor-free listening and bonus episodes across more than 25 NPR podcasts. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Miguel Macias, Gisele Grayson, Lisa Thomson and Alice Woefle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas, Claire Murashima and Ana Perez. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Join now at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org. All right, now on to the news. Ukraine's military is increasingly relying on unmanned attack drones in its fight against Russia.
We try to take out as many as we can before they reach our positions, but sometimes there are just too many and it's impossible to hold.
I'm Asma Khalid and this is Up First from NPR News. Scientific research in the U.S. is driven by foreign workers on temporary visas.
I really like Stanford, but I would have to see what kinds of changes happen under Trump.
Why scientists are worried about this visa category they rely on. And we often hear about endangered species. But what about the thousands of new species identified each year?
When I saw, I was kind of mesmerized by it.
Stay with us. We'll give you all the news you need to start your day. The Ukrainian army has been struggling to slow Russia's advance in the east. Facing a manpower shortage, Ukraine is relying more and more on unmanned flying attack drones. NPR's Brian Mann was able to visit a secret drone command post near the front lines in Pokrovsk and joins us now from Kyiv. Good morning, Brian.
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