Your Dog Is a Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Cancer

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter preferences 05.17.23 Your weekly roundup of the best stories on health care, the climate crisis, genetic engineering, robotics, space, and more. For all our science coverage, visit WIRED Science.   Your Dog Is a Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Cancer WIRED30 | 6-MINUTE READ  Every year, thousands of pets develop tumors very similar to those found in people. Find drugs that work for canines, and human treatments should follow. By Sabrina Weiss   The Plastic Crisis Finally Gets Emergency Status BOTTLED UP | 5-MINUTE READ  Plastic pollution costs the world up to $600 billion a year. A new UN report provides a road map for drastic action. By Matt Simon   The Pandemic Isn't Over. Here's How to Stay Safe SAFETY FIRST | 5-MINUTE READ  Even though the CDC and WHO are downgrading Covid-19, it's still killing people. Here's what you should know heading into this new phase. By David Cox   Why Suicide Rates Are Dropping Around the World WIRED 30 | 6-MINUTE READ  Over the past couple of decades, global suicide prevention efforts have reduced deaths by a third—but some countries are falling behind. By Grace Browne   A New Study Reveals the Traits That Speed Up Evolution GENERATION GAP | 5-MINUTE READ  The first large-scale comparison of DNA mutation rates in 68 different vertebrate species gives insights into how quickly life can evolve. By Yasemin Saplakoglu More from WIRED Science The Mystery of Fish Deaths in a Foul Chartreuse Sea This Is the Quietest Sound in the Universe The First Crispr-Edited Salad Is Here What Do a Falling Apple and an Orbiting Moon Have in Common? The Weird Way Australia's Bushfires Influenced a Weirder La Niña Trending on WIRED PAY DAY | 5-MINUTE READ A Low-Tech Money-Saving Hack Is Thriving on TikTok By Nicole Gull McElroy Cash stuffing—stashing paper money in envelopes—is helping ease the financial anxieties of younger audiences on social media. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus free stickers! Subscribe now. Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.