Well, it may be a new year, but I want to look back at December 2025 and everything I came across that month, because a few things I learned then really made me pause. From obscure pop culture tidbits ...

Abstract: Dense focal stack images inherently encode depth cues and are crucial for various 3D vision applications. However, existing generation methods are susceptible to misalignment and introduce a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Jeffrey Epstein story has slipped in and out of the headlines for years, but in a very particular way. Most news articles ask a specific question -- which powerful men might be on "the list?" ...

Headlines focus on unidentified elites and who may be exposed or embarrassed, rather than on the people whose suffering made the case newsworthy in the first place: the girls and young women Epstein ...