Intergenerational homesharing has taken off. The pandemic has complicated the calculus, but some say it’s more vital than ever. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

Residents of Tenino, Washington are eligible for up to $300 in the wooden banknotes each month to spend at local businesses. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

New research shows that by reducing populations and thinning out weak and sick animals, wolves have a role in creating resilient elk herds. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

A coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and triggers an immune response. BBC NEWS

Populated by seasonal labourers, Oregon’s Willamette Valley could have been devastated by the coronavirus. Instead, it’s become a model for how to keep workers safe. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

The portion of the population that needs to get sick is not fixed. We can change it. THE ATLANTIC

Isis planted mines across Sinjar and displaced the Yazidi community. Now a group of women are clearing the way for the return of their people. THE GUARDIAN

The preliminary results of a clinical trial suggest a new treatment for Covid-19 reduces the number of patients needing intensive care, according to the UK company that developed it. BBC NEWS

Dubai plant to make drinking water from moisture in atmosphere. Project to be first in world to sell water-from-air in bottles. BLOOMBERG GREEN

Closing shops and restaurants in the evenings led to big cuts in pollution and energy use - and could now be made permanent. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

A robotic helping hand in a crisis. THE VERGE

Mental health issues affect many of the thousands forced over the border to Uganda, and funding shortfalls mean resources to help them cope are becoming scarcer. THE GUARDIAN

A basic-income program in Stockton, California, is moving into its final stretch, and requests for advice from programs in development in other cities are flooding in. THE NEW YORKER

The historically unjust practice of landlords and letting agencies refusing claimants could now be over. THE NEW STATESMAN

Release of a small herd of endangered animals in Kent is planned for spring 2022. THE GUARDIAN

Cassia Herron spent years trying to bring fresh food to her neighbourhood. In the wake of tragedy, new hope emerges. HUFFPOST

Plant biologist Dairon Cárdenas López from the Sinchi Amazonic Institute of Scientific Research teaches ex-combatants how to collect samples from plants. SCIENCE

The University of Oxford candidate, led by Sarah Gilbert, might be through human trials in September. AstraZeneca has lined up agreements to produce 2 billion doses. Could this be the one? BLOOMBERG

In the midst of the lockdown chaos, one movement has been gaining increasing traction: renters unions. WIRED

It may be best near-term way to remove CO2, say scientists, but cutting fossil fuel use remains critical. THE GUARDIAN