Drug decriminalization in Oregon could be a step toward better public health
Photo by ANKUR DHOLAKIA/AFP via Getty ImagesA few weeks ago, Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 110, the Drug Decriminalization and
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Month: November 2020
Rocket Lab successfully brings its rocket back to Earth underneath a parachute
Image: Rocket LabeAfter launching one of its rockets to orbit on Thursday, small satellite launcher Rocket Lab successfully brought the
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Twitter will transfer presidential accounts to Joe Biden on Inauguration Day
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTwitter will transfer the @POTUS account to President-elect Joe Biden when he’s sworn in
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Tesla workers in California are exempt from state’s new COVID-19 orders
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeEmployees at Tesla’s Fremont plant are “essential workers” and therefore exempt from new statewide
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CDC says people should not travel for Thanksgiving due to COVID-19 surges
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeOfficials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that people should not
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US greenhouse gas emissions see historic plummet
The tailpipe of a vehicle pumping out greenhouse gas emissions is seen next to another car in Los Angeles, CA.
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Facing collapse, the famed Arecibo Observatory will be demolished
Photo: Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe world-famous Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, known for helping scientists peer into deep
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Virus surges complicate the distribution of scarce COVID-19 treatments
Photo by John Moore / Getty ImagesStates just got their first shipments of an antibody treatment that could help prevent
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The Internet Archive is now preserving Flash games and animations
Image: Puffballs UnitedThe Internet Archive — the non-profit digital library known for the Wayback Machine — announced that it will
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The gaming industry keeps failing miserably at selling its most important products
Photo by Tom Warren / The VergeWhy is it so hard to place an order for a next-gen console or
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