Abstract: Underwater optical images are a crucial information source for autonomous underwater vehicles during underwater development and exploration. When these vehicles are in operation, they need ...

Abstract: To address the issue of color distortion and blurriness in underwater imageries, a hybrid Underwater Image Enhancement (UIE) method combining Adaptive Gray World Algorithm (GWA), Feature ...

If bad decisions were an Olympic sport, Patrick Star would have two closets full of gold medals. Although many people see him as SpongeBob’s silly and idiotic best friend, Patrick is the worst person ...

Between 1946 and 1958, the United States detonated 67 nuclear weapons across the Marshall Islands, turning remote Pacific atolls into irradiated proving grounds. Decades later, scientists diving into ...

Diesel-powered submarines present a challenge that may seem paradoxical at first. Their engines require oxygen to operate, yet these vessels routinely travel beneath the ocean surface. Naval engineers ...

Lockheed Martin’s Lamprey can attach itself to ships, launch torpedoes and deploy airborne drones from the surface. (Courtesy Lockheed Martin) Lockheed Martin on Monday unveiled its Lamprey ...

The high water demand of data centers causes significant problems. Large volumes of often potable, drinking-quality water are used for cooling, putting pressure on local water supplies and competing ...

Ann S. Masten, a developmental psychologist, describes resilience as “ordinary magic,” the result of normal developmental processes rather than extraordinary personal qualities. But those processes ...

The grieving parents of a Texas girl who drowned during a scuba certification class have filed a lawsuit against two agencies alleging the child’s death was preventable. On Aug. 16, 2025, 12-year-old ...

This compilation is a nonstop parade of perfectly timed fails—slips, trips, missed high-fives, overconfident stunts, and gravity reminding everyone who’s boss. Trump says Republicans should ...

Chicago lender Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust failed Friday, becoming the first bank failure of 2026. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation closed the single-branch bank ...