- 17-02-2008 - Top Science News Stories from Firstscience.com

Math model identifies key to controlling epidemic
17 Feb 2008
The graph on the left shows the percentage of patients who are infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria (red) and nonresistant bacteria (green) when antibiotics are administered three days after diagnosis for... Click here...

Climate change has major impact on oceans
17 Feb 2008
BOSTON, Mass. – Climate change is rapidly transforming the world’s oceans by increasing the temperature and acidity of seawater, and altering atmospheric and oceanic circulation, reported a panel of scientists this week at the...

There is 'design' in nature, Brown biologist argues at AAAS
17 Feb 2008
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] —Brown University biologist Kenneth Miller has to hand one victory to the “intelligent design” crowd. They know how to frame an issue. “The idea that there is ‘design’ in...

New research reveals shark superhighways and hotspots
17 Feb 2008
Insights can inform urgently needed shark conservation strategies Boston, Mass.—The world’s sharks are disappearing. These fearsome yet charismatic fish continue to fall victim to overfishing and many are now at risk of extinction...

Many, perhaps most, nearby sun-like stars may form rocky planets
17 Feb 2008
A UA astronomer and his Spitzer team find that at least 1 in 5 neighboring solar-mass stars may form terrestrial worlds Artist concept showing a montage of terrestrial worlds that may form around neighboring sun-like...