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New UK immigration rules threaten academic mobility
The UK government’s latest immigration policy aims to increase the annual earnings threshold for skilled overseas workers coming into the country by nearly 50%, from £26,200 (US$33,100) to £38,700 (go.nature.com/3rqk8g2). This exceeds the starting salary for many UK postdoctoral and university lectureship positions, which are already hard to fill (see Nature https://doi.org/k87d (2022) and Nature…
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Faunal remains data from Paleolithic-early Iron Age archaeological sites in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China
Yao, T. D. et al. Third pole environment (TPE). Environ Develop. 3, 52–64 (2012). Article Google Scholar Yao, T. D. & Greenwood, G. A new “Polar” program: Third Pole Environment (TPE) workshop. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 90, 515–515 (2009). Article Google Scholar Zhang, Y. L., Li, B. Y., Liu, L. S. & Zheng, D. Redetermine…
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Analysis on determinants of carbon emissions from plaza ground paving during the construction stage based on life cycle assessment
Influencing factors of carbon emissions in construction projects The carbon emissions generated by granite pavement in Spain during the material production stage are very similar to our research20. However, a concrete motorway in Florida is higher than our study19. The density of materials used in different regions varies, and carbon emission factors from different sources…
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2023’s Top Stories About Energy
Energy storage and nuclear fusion—two reliable crowd pleasers when the crowd you’re talking about is readers of IEEE Spectrum—are well represented among our most widely read energy stories of 2023. But atop the list are a couple of surprises. Number one? Heat pumps. Number two? A real corker, and the answer to the question, what…
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New Animal Study Sheds Light ‘Visual Masking’ Phenomenon
A strange phenomenon called visual masking can reveal the timescale of perception, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. The colored plots illustrate neural activity recorded in mouse visual cortex (V1); each row of tick marks represents the spikes of a different neuron; researchers can predict the target side from the neural activity with…
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HVDC Networks Come to Europe
The days are numbered for the Lerwick Power Station, whose diesel generators have supplied electricity to the Shetland Islands for over 70 years. Starting around the middle of 2024, the Shetlands—and also part of mainland Scotland—will be powered by the 443-megawatt Viking wind farm, consisting of 103 wind turbines on the main island of Shetland.…
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What’s the truth behind the ‘shoplifting epidemic’? Six key questions answered
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain According to media reports, in 2023 the UK experienced an unprecedented wave of shoplifting. The theory goes that the cost of living crisis and poor police responses are driving a crime wave. Is that really true? Here, we assess six of the most popular assertions made about shoplifting in 2023. Are…
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Anti-satellite weapon tests to disrupt large satellite constellations
History of anti-satellite tests in space. Secure World Foundation https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e5GtZEzdo6xk41i2_ei3c8jRZDjvP4Xwz3BVsUHwi48/edit#gid=1252618705 (2023). Goldman, D. SpaceX Semi-Annual Report. FCC File number SATMOD2020041700037 SCRIBD https://www.scribd.com/document/581265457/SpaceX-Semi-Annual-R-1 (2022). Johnson, N. L., Krisko, P. H., Liou, J.-C. & Anz-Meador, P. D. Adv. Space Res. 28, 1377–1384 (2001). Article ADS Google Scholar Vorontsov, K. V. Statement by the Head of the Russian…
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Reducing the carbon footprint of cataract surgery: co-creating solutions with a departmental Delphi process
Costello A, Abbas M, Allen A, Ball S, Bell S, Bellamy R, et al. Managing the health effects of climate change. Lancet Univ Coll Lond Inst Glob Health Comm Lancet. 2009;373:1693–733. Google Scholar Watts N, Amann M, Arnell N, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Beagley J, Belesova K, et al. The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on…
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Switching off from work has never been harder, or more necessary. Here’s how to do it
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the hit dystopian TV series “Severance,” employees at biotech corporation Lumon Industries find it easy to separate work and home life. A computer chip is inserted in their brains to act as a “mindwipe.” They leave all thoughts of home behind while at work, and completely forget about their work…