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WTNH meteorologist Gil Simmons explains why abnormal Connecticut weather may be caused in part by a volcano in Alaska. It’s all about condensation nuclei.

No one wants to hear that scientific journals fall prey to unscrupulous scientists who manufacture data or worse whole papers. And sometimes they even are the victims of hoaxes–even some conducted in the name of science. Philip Davis and Kent Anderson pulled a fast one on an open access journal...

A short overview of the Bear Research, Education and Conservation Center at Washington State University. Narrated by Dr. Lynn Nelson, there’s some great footage of bear cubs here. Research being conducted at the Bear Center could help us understand heart disease, muscle tone and bone density....