Couple Starts the New Year With Quads ... And Their Names All Begin With 'X'

The quads were born at England's John Radcliffe Hospital on May 22, 2025, just shy of 26 weeks gestation and weighing a ...
IEEE

A Novel Ray Tracing Approach for Bathymetry Using UAV-Based Dual-Polarization Photon-Counting LiDAR

Abstract: Unmanned aerial vehicle-based photon-counting ocean bathymetric light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems rapidly acquire topographic data from islands, reefs, and shallow waters. However, ...
National Audubon Society

Join Audubon’s 126th Annual Christmas Bird Count and Help Protect Birds Across the Hemisphere

NEW YORK (December 14, 2025) — The National Audubon Society invites bird lovers and community scientists across the Western Hemisphere to participate in the 126th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, ...
Lifehacker

Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, December 16, 2025

If you’re looking for hints and answers for Strands for Tuesday, December 16, 2025, read on—I’ll share some clues and tips, and finally the solution to the puzzle with the theme “Let me count the ways ...
WXXI

How local parents in wheelchairs are making it work with five kids

A local woman and her family have made national news several times this year. Stephanie Woodward is a disability rights activist whose TikTok videos have gone viral and whose family's story has been ...
IEEE

A Deep Learning-Based Method for Crowd Counting Using Shunting Inhibition Mechanism

Abstract: Image-based crowd counting has gained significant attention due to its widespread applications in security and surveillance. Recent advancements in deep learning have led to the development ...