Why Do People Have Different Personalities? By Marcus Woo Where do personalities come from, and why are they so different?
The Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week By Live Science Staff Here are the most interesting, amazing and unusual things that happened in the world of science this week. A recap of Live Science's best.
Huge New Storm Creates Hexagon at Jupiter's South Pole By Mike Wall NASA's Juno probe discovered a giant new storm swirling near Jupiter's south pole last month, a few weeks after pulling off a dramatic death-dodging maneuver.
How Big Can Lightning Get? By Emma Bryce How big can lightning get: Two miles long? Twenty? Fifty? Think again.
Scientists Found the Deepest Land on Earth Hiding Beneath Antarctica's Ice By Rafi Letzter A new mapping effort revealed critical new details of Antarctica's hidden land.
The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week By Jeanna Bryner Here's a look at the stunning science photos released this week.
Physicists Use Bubbling Quantum Vacuum to Hopscotch Heat Across Empty Space By Rafi Letzter Heat isn't supposed to move like this.
Dazzling 'Temple of Colored Marbles' Honoring Roman God Discovered in Italy By Owen Jarus Archaeologists have discovered a 1,600-year-old temple called the "Mithraeum of Colored Marbles," where Romans would have worshipped the god Mithras.
The Science Behind Your (Irrational) Fear of Friday the 13th By Kimberly Hickok Friday the 13th is what you make it, and it's OK if you think it's unlucky.
Thousands of 10-Inch 'Penis Fish' Washed Up on a California Beach By Brandon Specktor A "penis fish" is neither a penis nor a fish. (Discuss.)
Lightning Bolts Create Glowing Auroral 'Elves' and Brilliant Gamma-Ray Flashes By Yasemin Saplakoglu Dark fluffy thunderclouds don't just fuel dramatic storms, they also produce some of the most energetic flashes of light on the planet.
Lightning Strikes Almost Killed the Apollo 12 Mission By Mindy Weisberger The launch sparked two lightning strikes that disrupted critical rocket systems.
A Dark River Nearly 1,000 Miles Long May Be Flowing Beneath Greenland's Ice By Mindy Weisberger It lies far below Greenland's frozen surface.
Our Large, Adult Galaxy Is As Massive As 890 Billion Suns By Rafi Letzter We live in a very big house, but we can't see most of it.
'Lost' Iron Meteorites May Lurk Beneath Antarctic Ice. Scientists on Quest to Find Them. By Tom Metcalfe Scientists are scouring the remote Antarctic ice cap for rare meteorites chock-full of iron and holding secrets to the history of our solar system going back some 4.5 billion years.
The IRS Accidentally Set Up a Health Insurance Experiment and Saved Lives By Rachael Rettner A batch of bureaucratic letters from the IRS created an accidental experiment on health insurance.
Thousands of Government UFO Reports Now Available at Canadian University By Brandon Specktor A private UFO enthusiast has donated his collection of 30,000 documents to the University of Manitoba in Canada. The truth is in there.
Vast Field of Mysterious, Perfectly Circular Holes Dot the Seafloor Off California's Coast By Mindy Weisberger The hole truth hints at ancient instability in the ocean bottom.
Woman's Bones Shrank in Rare Case of 'Telescoping Fingers' By Nicoletta Lanese A rare medical condition caused the bones of a woman's hands and fingers to shrink.
Tiny, Ancient Native American Weapons May Have Been Used to Train Children to Fight By Yasemin Saplakoglu Predating the bow and arrow, the atlatl was a dart-throwing weapon that could launch projectiles with great force.
