Just a statistical fluke: Intriguing hints of physics particle evaporate and other top stories.

• Just a statistical fluke: Intriguing hints of physics particle evaporate

  

  WASHINGTON • Eight months after raising hopes that they may have found an intriguing new particle that cannot be explained by the existing main physics theory, disappointed scientists are saying: Never mind.It was just a statistical burp, not a breakthrough, researchers reported Friday."Basically we see nothing," said Tiziano Camporesi, a chief scientific spokesman at the European Center for Nuclear Research. Early unconfirmed readings of a new particle in December by physicists at the center, ..

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• Watch a sunflower dance in the sun: Now scientists know how it's done

  

  WASHINGTON — Young sunflowers follow the sun, their still-green buds arcing from east to west across the summer sky as dawn turns to noon turns to dusk. Each night they reverse their dance, swinging from west to east in order to be the first to see the sun when it crests over the horizon at daybreak.But how do they do it? Advertisement In a study published in the journal Science this past week, researchers say they’ve found an answer: Sunflowers, like animals, have a circadian rhythm — an in..

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• NASA Astronomers Witness Death Of Kreutz Comet As It Zoomed Toward The Sun At Incredible Speed

  

  Earlier this week, scientists working at NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) observed a comet as it zoomed toward the sun at a spectacular speed of 600 kilometers per second (373 miles per second). It turned out that the comet is bound for death and is plunging to the sun, its cosmic death chamber, at an incredible speed. Astronomer Karl Battams, who is part of SOHO's Sungrazer Comet Project, said that the comet was the fastest object they have seen in the solar system when it was ..

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• Volcanic Activity on Mercury Stopped 3.5 Billion Years Ago

  

  Mercury is the smallest of the eight planets in our solar system. The planet is closest to the sun and completes an orbit around the sun faster than any other planet. Compared to other planets, Mercury is a fairly quiet place today. There are no strong winds blowing over the planet. No liquid water is flowing across its surface and no volcanoes are spewing lava today. But this has not always been the case. The planet was rife with volcanic activity in the past and a new research suggests that m..

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• Beaches reopen after sharks seen feasting on whale carcass

  

  Beaches are back open following a great white shark feeding frenzy Friday.  As many as six great white sharks were seen feasting on a whale carcass Friday off Cape Cod, leading to the closure of some beaches.Watch reportNoons Landing, Beach Point and Cold Storage beaches were all closed to swimming, according to the town of Truro, but have reopened according to the town's website. Swimmers at other beaches are advised to be vigilant and report any shark sightings to police."Given the sharks we..

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• Quantum computing gets a boost from new form of light

  

  WASHINGTON DC: It is possible to create a new form of light by binding light to a single electron, combining the properties of both, according to a recent study. Scientists from Imperial College London showed that the coupled light and electron would have properties that could lead to circuits that work with packages of light - photons - instead of electrons. It would also allow researchers to study quantum physical phenomena, which govern particles smaller than atoms, on..

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