Becky Ferreira
Contributor
Arecibo’s Legacy Lives On, a Year After Its Collapse
Space scientists Abel Méndez, Génesis Ferrer, and Arianna Colón Cesaní spoke with Motherboard about the incalculable impact of Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory.
How ‘Outer Wilds’ Developers Mobius Digital Made Space Physics Fun
Alex Beachum and Loan Verneau from Mobius Digital join Motherboard to talk about 'Outer Wilds' and the new expansion 'Echoes of the Eye.'
SpaceX’s Satellite Megaconstellations Are Astrocolonialism, Indigenous Advocates Say
Satellite companies such as SpaceX and Amazon aim to provide global broadband, but their networks threaten dark skies and Indigenous traditions that depend on them.
Scientists Are Hunting for ‘Ghost’ Particles from Space Under the South Pole
Physicists Marcos Santander and Lu Lu discuss IceCube (not the rapper) in a new episode of Motherboard’s “Space Show.”
The Ground Is Literally Exploding Due to Climate Change in Siberia, and It’s Going to Get Worse
“It is a pure stroke of luck” that none of the explosions and their giant craters have "caused loss of life or infrastructure damage,” said one scientist.
Cavers Reached the Bottom of an Ancient 'Well of Hell' For the First Time
The Well of Barhout in Yemen is millions of years old, nobody knows how it formed, and now cavers have reached the floor for the first time.
Scientists Identify Oldest Human Footprints in North America in Major Find
The 23,000-year-old "ghost tracks" were primarily made by children and teenagers who were doing work for elders or just hanging around.
Scientists Accidentally Discovered Hidden Galaxies At the Edge of Time
The unexpected discovery suggests that one in five galaxies in the ancient universe may be concealed behind dust.
Winged Microchips Are the Smallest Flying Machines Made by Humans
The biodegradable fliers are the size of sand grains, and could be used to track airborne pathogens, monitor pollution, or collect scientific data.
Scientists Discover Enormous Sphere-Shaped Void In Space
The "Per-Tau shell," which extends for nearly 500 light years, solves a big mystery and has implications for astrophysics as a whole.
A Warning Sign of a Mass Extinction Event Is on the Rise, Scientists Say
Toxic microbial blooms thrived during the Great Dying, the most severe extinction in Earth's history, and they are proliferating again due to human activity.
Government Scientists Are Creating Matter From Pure Light
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory turned light into electrons, validating a theory that dates back nearly a century.