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Glitchy video calls can quietly tank your success, experiments show
If your video calls keep flickering and freezing, the stakes might be higher than a few moments of awkwardness. Experiments show glitches during video calls could undermine your chances for success.
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Your glitchy video calls may make people mistrust you
Brief glitches in video calls may seem like no big deal, but new research shows they can have a negative effect on how a person is perceived by the viewer.
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NASA astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving with Russian cranberry sauce
NASA has made sure that the International Space Station is well stocked for a Thanksgiving meal full of treats. Here's what's on the menu.
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At long last, the mystery of lightning on Mars is solved
A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected for decades but never seen.
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How an ant colony can be tricked into betraying its queen
For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide.
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Why some ant colonies get tricked into killing their own queens
For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide.
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James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA, has died at age 97
James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist remarks that made him an outcast.
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Why do only some leaves turn red in the fall? Scientists can't agree on an answer
The red pigments in some fall leaves have proven to be a puzzle for researchers who debate why leaves bother to go red.
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Scientists can't agree on why some autumn leaves go red
Leaves often turn brilliant colors in autumn. One of those colors has generated a lot of heated debate among scientists in recent years.
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As hundreds of millions of birds head south, the invisible danger is glass
It's the peak of the fall migration season. This is when bird deaths from window collisions tend to spike, even though simple solutions can prevent this.
