Abstract: Sample alignment is recognized as a vital component of vertical federated learning, which facilitates the integration of differential samples and high-quality model training. In this trend, ...

Greenland’s remote eastern fjords are a place of elemental beauty, where glaciers carve through the land, musk oxen roam ancient valleys and human resilience is tested against the raw power of nature.

BIRCH BAY, Wash. (WSVN) — Thousands of people jumped into the Pacific Ocean in hopes of breaking the world record for the largest polar plunge. Around 5,000 people jumped into the chilly waters near ...

BIRCH BAY, Wash. — Thousands of people in Birch Bay are braving the cold on Thursday and trying to set a world record. The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce, Blaine Birch Bay Park and Recreation District ...

OF THEM ABOUT THIS TRADITION. FOR SOME, IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR. JUMPING INTO THE MONONGAHELA RIVER FOR THE POLAR PLUNGE. AND REALLY, SOME HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. OTHERS, IT’S ...

It’s 11 a.m. on the first morning of 2026 in Birch Bay, Washington. There’s a sharp chill in the air. Driving down Birch Bay Drive, sporadic groups of people wrapped in towels, robes and sweatshirt ...

DOOR COUNTY (NBC 26) — On the Door County Peninsula, what started as a simple idea decades ago is now an annual tradition in Jacksonport. At the Jacksonport Annual Polar Bear Club Plunge on New Year’s ...

STRATFORD — Plungers braved the cold, wind and frigid Long Island Sound to benefit Make-A-Wish Connecticut on New Year's Day. The Surfside Hotel and Little Pub held its 6th annual New Year's Day Polar ...

Everyone has their own strategy for the Connellsville Polar Plunge on New Year’s Day. For Dale Kooser and Geoffrey Bittner, it’s get in and get out. “My rule, though, is it doesn’t count if you don’t ...

Brave participants jumped into the Monongahela River along the Mon Wharf in Pittsburgh Thursday morning at the annual Pittsburgh Polar Bear Plunge. Proceeds from T-shirt and other sales at the event ...

Three experts share the science behind taking a dip in cold water—and offer safety tips that any potential plungers should bear in mind Marta Hill - Freelance contributor The Polar Bear Swim in ...

The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050. A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and ...