Much of their appeal comes from the plethora of potential solutions they seem to offer to our many environmental problems. HUFFPOST

Electric vehicles for the US Postal Service would reduce noise, air, and carbon pollution in every community. VOX

Food is often transported hundreds or thousands of miles before it reaches our kitchens. Some companies are trying to change that, so they’re growing fruit and veg in cities, in indoor vertical farms. Crops are grown on shelves, stacked on top of each other. BBC NEWS

The Kingdom has one of the world’s highest rates of execution and rights groups have repeatedly raised concerns about the fairness of trials. THE GUARDIAN

The scientific advances we need to stop COVID-19. By Bill Gates. GATES NOTES

A Boston hospital is using Spot, the dog-like robot of Internet fame, to screen for coronavirus. THE BOSTON GLOBE

Ventilators cost tens of thousands of dollars each, making it hard for hospitals to have a large enough supply for the chance of rare emergencies (and impossible for developing world hospitals to ever acquire them). Now the world is racing to make them cheaper. FAST COMPANY

The industry is four times more polluting than air travel. Making it more sustainable is critical to protecting our health and the climate. HUFFPOST

Since February, California-based manufacturer CloudMinds has shipped more than 100 robots to China. BBC NEWS

As climate change brings growing risks of inundation, especially in Asia, investing now in protection could bring huge savings, researchers say.
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From emergency arrivals to critical care, photojournalist Jonny Weeks was given extraordinary access to University hospital in Coventry to document the Covid-19 pandemic. This photo essay captures the contributions of those who save our lives. THE GUARDIAN

The pathways to get food to restaurants are entirely different that getting food to stores. As small farmers try to adjust, it’s creating a tragic loss of food at a time when people need it most. FAST COMPANY

The pandemic has reinforced how foolish it is to link time and output, when it comes to knowledge-based work. FAST COMPANY

As the economic and human toll of the pandemic mounts, the issue of fairness looms ever larger. Who should and shouldn’t get bailed out? THE NEW YORKER

The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford. BBC NEWS

From bicycles to doorstep dinners, Arabs are finding new ways to help the most vulnerable during Ramadan with gatherings banned due to coronavirus. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

When a bear starts feeding off garbage and loses its fear of humans it is quickly shot but an unlikely conservation partnership may be setting a different path. THE GUARDIAN

Coronavirus-hit Lombardy city will turn 35km of streets over to cyclists and pedestrians. THE GUARDIAN

Women facing domestic violence in Colombia’s capital can seek help in supermarkets and pharmacies as abuse rises under lockdown. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

More than 150,000 people have died with Covid-19, but there are still no drugs proven to help doctors treat the disease. BBC NEWS