This Is How 28 Flash Mobbers Rob a 7-Eleven In Under a Minute

Usually, people showing at flash mobs do some kind of artsy fartsy performance in a public place, summoned by viral tweets or Facebook status. These people did the same thing and robbed a 7-Eleven in Maryland in under a minute. More »

Revolting Bug Tornadoes Will Make You Itchy All Day

This has to be one of the most repulsive sights I’ve ever seen. They call them bugnadoes, gigantic vortexes of flying bugs that are invading the Missouri’s riverine land every day at dusk. Creepy? It gets worse: More »

Everyone on Earth Has Alien Parts

Stop looking for alien life. It’s right here, on Earth. You are one of them. Me too. We all are. At last, scientists have discovered evidence that supports the theory that part of our DNA actually comes from deep space. More »

The Japanese Tsunami Also Destroyed Part of Antarctica

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake rumbled the northeast coast of Japan at a depth of 15.2 miles. The resulting tsunami destroyed everything nearby, but most people thought it never affected other areas. Until now. More »

Is This a UFO On the Bottom of the Ocean?

Swedish sea treasure hunters have found something extraordinary: A 60-foot disc sunk in the bottom of the ocean, with what appears to be 985-foot-long impact tracks leading to it. The team leader never found anything like it: More »

Watch 30 Years of the Space Shuttle In One Single Launch

The end. Today it’s all over. Three decades of the Space Shuttle, with its many amazing successes and two horrible failures, are gone forever. This video shows those thirty years in one single launch. More »

I Just Can’t Believe They Went to the Moon In This Thing

When I looked at this photo my first thought was “Oh, what a cute paper model of the lunar module! It’s so nicely done!” Then I read that this was not a model, but a photo of the real thing. More »

The Video of the Kiss That Wasn’t a Kiss

Remember that beautiful image of the kiss that was never a kiss, taken during the Vancouver hockey riots? We knew that it wasn’t really what it seemed to be, but now we can actually see how it happened: More »

The First and Last Time You Will See the Space Shuttle Docked to the Space Station

This video is extraordinary. Not only because it’s beautiful, but because it documents a future that is now gone forever. This is the first and only time you will ever see the space shuttle docked to the space station. Update: Video added! More »

How to Upgrade to iOS 5 Today, Without Any Developer Account

One day and iOS 5 has been hacked already. Gizmodo reader and Apple lover Mert Erdir has discovered how to upgrade to iOS 5 without developer accounts, using a simple backdoor. Everyone can do it following these extremely simple instructions: More »