Expanded public transit, cleaner fuels and more shared bicycles could help preserve coronavirus-era gains, officials say. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

Demand for cobalt is expected to soar in coming years as electric vehicles take to roads everywhere. ENSIA

Good news is in short supply at the moment, so brace yourself for a rare burst of optimism about climate change. BBC NEWS

Nine-seater plane should take to skies on Thursday and produce no carbon emissions. THE GUARDIAN

Threatened by a foreign pathogen, iconic kauri trees find allies in cross-cultural collaboration. ENSIA

During coronavirus lockdown, Indian farmers have been able to join 'e-clinics' to get a diagnosis of problems plaguing their crops, helping limit the damage. THOMSON REUTER FOUNDATION

Community labs want to make everything from insulin to prostheses. Will traditional scientists accept their efforts? THE NEW YORKER

Dr John Wright of Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) describes some of the trials under way to find a cure for Covid-19, and suggests that a combination of three different types of drug may hold the key. BBC NEWS

Experimental cell using the potentially game-changing material perovskite passes a series of heat and humidity tests. THE GUARDIAN

When correctly designed, housing that gives people personal space can make them feel closer. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

Three-dimensional replicas of cities can simulate effects of climate change and public health crises to better predict them. THOMSON REUTER FOUNDATION

A process known as chemical recycling offers a promising way to turn used products into new ones with a minimum of waste. ENSIA

As locations for wind energy fill up onshore and near-shore, companies are deploying floating turbines that can be sited in deep waters, out of view from the coast. Proponents contend the new technology could boost the wind industry, but daunting challenges, including costs, remain. YALE ENVIRONMENT 360

Lead clinician Dr Alan McOwan says it’s achievable that a HIV diagnosis could become an "incredibly rare thing" if enough people, particularly those in high risk groups such as gay men, test for HIV before the lockdown ends. BBC NEWS

While success stories like Germany and South Korea are rightly hailed, some of the most effective responses are in countries that haven’t been making the news. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

Trial for test, separate to antibody test, involves 4,000 people and will run for six weeks. THE GUARDIAN

At least a dozen solar energy companies are competing to help fill Nigeria's power gap - and COVID-19 has made the need for their services more acute. REUTERS

Disease diagnosis, drug discovery, robot delivery—artificial intelligence is already powering change in the pandemic’s wake. That’s only the beginning. WIRED

This video takes viewers inside Rael San Fratello’s ‘print farm’ in Northern California, and spotlights two of their most promising initiatives – a project to support coral reef restoration via protective clay ‘coral seeding units’, and a prototype cabin built from ceramic and sawdust tiles to help solve California’s affordable housing crisis. PSYCHE

Firm has capacity to make 1bn doses of Oxford University drug undergoing trials. THE GUARDIAN