Kiruna, the northernmost city in Sweden, is sinking. In fact, by 2050, most of its structures will have collapsed into the iron mines below it. So engineers have embarked upon an ambitious project to move Kiruna—along with its 20, 000 residents—two miles to the east. A new documentary explains exactly how they plan to do it. Read more…
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How Sweden Is Relocating an Entire City
Not all light is made equal. Now, a team of physicists has discovered that photons can travel differently to any other light that scientists have seen in the past. Read more…
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Scientists Discover Light That Travels Unlike Any Other
Lasers and metal were part of 3D printing for decades before the machines became affordable for personal use. But researchers at Harvard are demonstrating a new technique by which 3D metal structures can be printed in midair , without the need for anything supporting them. Read more…
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New 3D Printer Draws in Midair Like Magic
If you build a new Metro line in Rome, you have to worry about more than just engineering. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the construction team working on the Metro C, which will run through the center of the city, has now unearthed a huge suite of ancient barracks. Read more…
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Metro Engineers Unearth 10,000 Square Feet of Ruins Beneath Rome
More than 1, 600 years ago, a Roman ship full of carved statues, bronze lamps, and loads of coins was lost at sea. Just recently a group of divers stumbled upon the wreckage—and what they found is magnificent. Read more…
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Divers Discover an Ancient Roman Treasure Trove Inside an Untouched Shipwreck
James Comey, FBI director and encryption skeptic , hates that you can communicate privately and securely. Read more…
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FBI Director Is Upset You Can Communicate Securely on WhatsApp
The world’s oldest axe—dating back at least 46, 000 years—has been uncovered in Australia. And, already, there’s a mystery surrounding it. Read more…
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This Mysterious 46,000 Year Old Object Is the World’s Oldest Axe
A 19-year-old woman in Arpajon, France threw herself in front of a commuter train and died yesterday while livestreaming on Periscope. Officials in France are now investigating the incident. Read more…
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Teen Dies by Suicide While Livestreaming on Periscope
Earlier today, reports surfaced about an email sent to House of Representatives staffers about ransomware. Gizmodo has obtained the email in full. Read more…
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YahooMail Is So Bad That Congress Just Banned It
Using an unprecedented technique of matching stars to the locations of temples on Earth, a 15-year-old Canadian student says he’s discovered a forgotten Maya city in Central America. Images from space suggest he may actually be onto something. Read more…
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Teen Discovers Lost Maya City Using Ancient Star Maps