In a toxic world, pets could be vital health watchdogs
Pets breathe the same air, drink the same water and often sleep in the same beds as us. Yet, there is little research on how environmental toxins affect them.
Day: October 8, 2025
The deadly dose: Inside India’s cough syrup obsession
India’s booming cough syrup market faces scrutiny after contaminated syrups kill multiple children.
Staffing Shortages Cause More US Flight Delays Amid Government Shutdown
Staffing shortages led to more flight delays at airports across the U.S. on Tuesday as the federal government shutdown stretched into a seventh day.
Minor detained over bomb threat to Utah high school which forced an evacuation: ‘beyond the scale of a hoax’
The detained boy was not a student at the school but rather was located out of state
A profile of Josh Wallace Kerrigan, also known as Neural Viz, an independent creator using Midjourney, Runway, and other AI tools to create a cinematic universe (Christopher Beam/Wired)
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A profile of Josh Wallace Kerrigan, also known as Neural Viz, an independent creator using Midjourney, Runway, and other AI tools to create a cinematic universe — Behold Neural Viz, the first great cinemati…
The top 5 products our readers bought so far during Prime Day 1 (no. 2 is pretty weird)
What do an ear camera, a smart sensor, and a tablet all have in common? They’re one of ZDNET’s Prime Day 1 top sellers.
New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds
NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report findsNew Zealand’s oceans are warming 34% faster than the global average, with NZ$180bn (US$104bn) worth of housing at risk of flooding, a…
Blewett Pass reopens, but big wildfire still burns nearby
Meanwhile, the 62-square-mile Labor Mountain fire continued to burn south of Leavenworth on both sides of Highway 97.
Girl missing from Grays Harbor County since 2021 declared dead
Oakley Carlson, who would be 8 years old now, was last seen by someone other than her biological parents in February 2021.
Tesla debuts ‘affordable’ Model Y and 3 that strike some as too expensive
CEO Elon Musk touts SUV and sedan, with starting prices of $39,990 and $36,990, as way to tap wider swath of buyersTesla rolled out “affordable” versions of its best-selling Model Y SUV and its Model 3 sedan, but the starting prices of $39,990 and $36,…