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• Blood pressure medicines lower risk of COVID-19 death, study says

  At the start of the pandemic, there was concern that certain drugs for high blood pressure might be linked with worse outcomes ...

  • The Conversation

• Is COVID-19 becoming milder? Here’s everything we know so far

  In early January, the first genome sequence of Sars-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – was released under the moniker ...

  • The Conversation

• India plans to earmark $4.6B to invest in EV battery makers

  A think tank in India suggests that the country could save around $40 billion by 2030 if it expedites the adoption of electric ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Phosphorus surrounding distant stars could be a sign of life-friendly worlds

  Far from our solar system, phosphorus surrounding distant stars could be a telltale sign of worlds friendly to extraterrestrial ...

  • The Cosmic Companion

• Spain’s top court declares gig-workers are EMPLOYEES, not contractors

  Spain's supreme court has decided that gig-workers, those that drive for companies like Uber, or deliver for services like ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• This Canadian city is giving out free bus passes to help those with low income

  This article was originally published by Sarah Wray on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or ...

  • Cities Today

• Volvo's owner will offer its ‘transformative’ EV tech to competitors

  Geely, the owner of Volvo, Polestar, and Lotus, says its developed a transformative BEV platform, and it plans on selling ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Tesla is finally waking up to the realities of being a legitimate car maker

  It's been a long time coming, but the damp squib that was Tesla's Battery Day has highlighted one thing, the carkmaker is ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Michigan continues campaign against EV-selling startups, but leaves Tesla alone

  Old-fashioned auto dealers are ganging up on EV makers that sell direct-to-consumer in a bid to prevent them from selling ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Airbus' zero emission dreams hinge on airports keeping up

  Airbus might have the ability to build hydrogen planes, governments might even support it, but it still needs airports to ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Journalists, climate crisis isn’t a topic up for debate

  For years, scientists have been stressing the need to act quickly and effectively on climate change. And as part of my work ...

  • The Conversation

• Scientists believe they’ve found the origins of ‘space gold’

  So you like TNW? Then join our upcoming online event, TNW2020, you don’t want to miss it. Neutron star collisions ...

  • The Cosmic Companion