don't ever say I don't do anything for you www.404media.co/breathing-th...

follow @jasonkoebler.bsky.social on a journey to make not only the first @404media.co neon sign, but the first 404 Media mini-documentary: www.404media.co/how-artists-...

🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT! 🚨 What would first contact with aliens really look like? We're joined by @beckyferreira.bsky.social to discuss her new book, "First Contact: The Story of our Obsession with Aliens" 👽 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdZE... Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3jZy... #UFOsky 🚀

I had a great time speaking about FIRST CONTACT with @space.com. Read on for more on interstellar objects, E.T. communication, & what alien tropes are GOOD and BAD in my not-humble opinion. www.space.com/entertainmen...

Sputnik was 66 years ago today. I curated a set of about a dozen original Soviet archival sources (translated!) on the origins of the world's first satellite, hosted by The Wilson Center in Washington, DC: www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/ne... #histsci #histtech

My fellow Earthlings: My book FIRST CONTACT is out today! It's got prehistoric aliens, monster aliens, savior aliens, super ALIEN aliens, & the skinny on the scientific search for REAL aliens. The truth is not out there—it's in HERE 👽👇 www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/becky...

If you happen to be cruising around the Hamptons Monday night, come watch Contact at the Southampton Playhouse! I'll be there talking aliens after the screening, & the 1st ppl to show up will get a signed copy of my book FIRST CONTACT👽 www.southamptonplayhouse.com/movie/contact

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. 🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

Just TWO WEEKS until my book FIRST CONTACT will be published! It's got centuries-old UFOs, ruminations on time-distorting aliens (from All You Need is Kill to Outer Wilds), a history of possible biosignatures, EYEBALL PLANETS & lots more. Preorder here! 👽🛸🌌 www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/becky...

This week on the Abstract @404media.co - Microbes on ice! - Microbes in heat! - <POTENTIAL> microbes on Mars! - More horrors from USAID cuts - Welcome to...Jurassic autopsy - PARTY LIKE IT'S THE BRONZE-IRON AGE TRANSITION www.404media.co/nasa-rover-f...

As a longtime listener of Science Friday, it was so cool to talk about my new book on aliens FIRST CONTACT with Ira! We covered UFOs, ancient Greek aliens, biosignatures, Klaatu, and Solaris (and more!) Latter half of the segment here ⬇️👽🛸🖖

My latest for @404media.co upshot: scientists have done a very good science this time. bsky.app/profile/404m...

Hey Science Lovers! On Thur., 9/4, 7PM ET, I'm hosting CFI's livestream show, Skeptical Inquirer Presents: Separating Hope from Hype in the Search for Alien Life with science reporter, @beckyferreira.bsky.social! The event is free. The information is priceless. skepticalinquirer.org/presents/

The Trump administration is making buying cameras, retro games, board games, skincare, flashlights, sex toys, watches, and anything else from overseas far more complicated, slow, and expensive. 🔗 www.404media.co/trump-tariff...

I'm really excited to present an online talk for @skepticalinquirer.bsky.social on the exciting new phase we are entering in the search for aliens. Hope you can join at Thursday, September 4 at 7pm ET. 🤨👽 skepticalinquirer.org/video/separa...

Move over, Planet Nine. There's a new hypothetical planet in town and it's closer, smaller, and likely to be homegrown—if it indeed exists. My latest for @404media.co www.404media.co/a-warp-in-ou...

For @technologyreview.com I wrote about the cinematic appeal of Trump's Golden Dome, which it inherits from the beta version space-shield: Reagan's SDI Read on for a tale of nightmare scenarios, bottled scorpions & fictional special agent Brass Bancroft www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/13/1...

we obtained footage of an agent in the middle of a raid at a Home Depot wearing Meta's smart glasses, and talked to experts about what that means: www.404media.co/a-cbp-agent-...

NASA is fast-tracking a plan to build a nuclear reactor on the moon. Which sounds insane. Turns out, the idea is "an ambitious but potentially achievable goal that could transform space exploration." From @beckyferreira.bsky.social

I wrote about NASA's new plan to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 for @wired.com Could it happen? What would it look like? Why do this anyway? How many elephants are equivalent to one extraterrestial power plant? The important questions🌛⚛️🚀 www.wired.com/story/why-th...

Nearly 100,000 ChatGPT Conversations Were Searchable on Google 🔗 www.404media.co/nearly-100-0...

It's always important to make proper citations. @beckyferreira.bsky.social via: @404media.co www.404media.co/scientists-d...

Scientists found chemosynthetic animals (hi, foot-long tubeworms!) nearly 10 km beneath the ocean surface, deeper than these sunless ecosystems have ever been seen. my latest for @404media.co 🚫🌞 🌊🪱 www.404media.co/new-deep-sea...

It's never aliens? Stick with me & it'll ALWAYS BE ALIENS That's bc I'm announcing RIGHT NOW that my book FIRST CONTACT: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens, is coming out on September 30! 👽👾🛸🚀🔭📖 Preorder here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/becky...

This is a really great write-up of the Song of Wade in @404media.co www.404media.co/the-800-year... Thanks for your interest and meticulous reporting @beckyferreira.bsky.social !

I love a good literary mystery! Experts have deciphered an inscrutable long-lost medieval legend that was once a blockbuster in England, & which survives as a fragment in only one manuscript. A tale of wolves, runes, & the value of lunchtime convos 🐺📖🍽️ www.404media.co/the-800-year...

I'm in the NY Times today talking about the first time international mortal enemies came together to do something in space, the Apollo-Soyuz mission from 50 years ago. Article by @beckyferreira.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/s...

Fifty years ago, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the 1st international space mission, launched. The Russian & American spacecraft docked & the two commanders shook hands in space on 7/17/75 My piece about this momentous symbol of détente for @nytimes.com 🚀👨‍🚀🤝 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/s...

This week on the Abstract @404media.co - an appeal for NASA science 🙏🚀 - the return of Comet Halley 🗓️☄️ - the last days of a sacrificial ass 🫏🪦 - the science of "cool" 😎📈 - GRAND THEFT MOONS 🌛 🥷 www.404media.co/trumps-nasa-...

For @defector.com, I wrote about the mystery of Earth's fate in billions of years. Will it be devoured by the Sun? Or will it merely be scorched to a crisp? Which would you prefer? Come with me & pick your end-of-times fighter: Fiery Sun Death or Lifeless Husk defector.com/are-you-team...

This week on the Abstract @404media.co - when the Sun left home 🌞🌌 - a voyage 30,000 years in the making 🌊🛶 - resurfaced holotypes 🦴🗄️ - a visit to the orca spa 🐋💖 www.404media.co/killer-whale...

New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...

Scientists have conducted by far the largest analysis of ancient DNA from Çatalhöyük, a 9,000-year-old settlement in Turkey. The results show strong matrilines & more evidence of a possible female-centered society. My latest for @404media.co www.404media.co/dna-from-pre...

SOLVED: The case of the missing matter 🔎🕵️🌌 Astronomers tracked down the bulk of normal matter in the cosmos using fast radio bursts (FRBs)—& as a bonus, also discovered the most distant FRB ever glimpsed. My latest for @404media.co www.404media.co/one-of-the-u...

I just tried to pre-order the Trump T1 Phone, the new all gold phone from the Trump Organization. The website failed, went to an error page, and then charged my credit card the wrong amount of $64.70. I have no idea whether or how I’ll receive the phone. www.404media.co/trump-mobile...

This week on the Abstract @404media.co - a walk in a (dead) wood 🌲💀 - extreme weather in utero 🤰⛈️ - CYBORG TADPOLES ⌨️🐸 - dino diet reveal🦕🌿 - fire walk with the archosauromorphs 🐊🔥 - partying for science 🥳⚽️ www.404media.co/climate-chan...

Wikipedia wanted to use AI summaries at the top of article pages. Editors said please please don't www.404media.co/wikipedia-pa...

Scientists glimpsed key signatures of cosmic dawn, the era when the first stars lit up the universe, w/ a ground-based telescope for the 1st time. "That the cosmic signal rose up in the first look was a great surprise," a co-author told me My latest @404media.co 🔭🌌🌎 www.404media.co/humans-have-...

AI-generated Bible videos are going viral because Christian actually love them and make them. Here's why: www.404media.co/why-do-chris...

This week on the Abstract @404media.co - an update on the fate of the galaxy 🌌❓ - eD(NA)ubliners 🧬🇮🇪 - Wild Worm Tower 🪱🗼 - mystery culture in ancient DNA 💀🧬 - how to do an Assyrian smoky eye 👁️🌟 - oh to be 370-million-years-young ⌚️🐟 www.404media.co/scientists-j...

Hi! I'm Becky! I write about science! This is my first post on here! Hi! Want to know what shook Earth for several days in 2023?The answer involves climate change, a magical fjord, & my new favorite word: "tsunamigenic." My latest for @404media.bsky.social 🌎🌊🇬🇱 www.404media.co/the-entire-e...