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This week, the special committees based in Norway and Sweden announced the winners of the Nobel Prize for the year 2021 in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace and economic sciences. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet have already announced the winners of all the science related disciplines.
Nobel Prize Winners for the Year 2021 Announced Read More
Creating history in space exploration the total human population in space went up to a record high with four civilians reaching the orbit around the earth onboard the Space X – Inspiration4 mission. For a period few hours on 16th September there were 14 humans orbiting the earth in 3 different space crafts.
Human Population in Space Rises Up to 14! Read More
on to vaccinating school children of the country with the target of starting the schools. In this article we try to look at some of the other countries that have commenced vaccinating school children against COVID 19.
Vaccinating Children Against COVID 19, the Global Outlook Read More
In a special announcement futrescienceprize.org website announced the 2021 winners of the Future Science Prize that included the name of world-renowned virology expert Prof. Malik Pieris as the recipient of the Life Science Prize for the year 2021.
Prof. Malik Pieris Honored with Prestigious 2021 Future Science Prize Read More
In a special panel discussion during the world science journalists forum, a panel of science journalists representing countries in South Asia discussed the role science journalists can play towards ensuring vaccine equity in the region.
Are We Facing an Indirect Vaccine Inequity in South Asia? Science Journalists Discuss Read More
Organized with the aim of sharing new ideas and thoughts in science journalism among science journalists, writers, publishers, scientists, students, and academia, the Science Journalism Forum 2021 is now underway as a virtual event. During this three-day event science journalists with a huge range of other resource personnel will share their knowledge with the aim of upgrading the skills of journalists all over the world with a focus on developing countries.
Science Journalism Forum 2021 Now Underway Read More
Releasing a special report on 11th August 2021 Independent Expert Group appointed by the World Health Organization urged the Sri Lankan authorities to impose immediate travel restrictions to control the current outbreak and save at least 18000 lives from this deadly pandemic.
Impose Immediate Mobility Restrictions and Save 18000 Sri Lankan Lives: WHO Expert Group Urges Read More
Our solar system has always been a place full of mysteries. Although we have been exploring planets in the Solar System for many years now, there are still many things that are to be uncovered about these planet
The Sri Lankan Connection Behind the Double Venus Flyby Today Read More
In a special ceremony held in Colombo on 30th July 2021, National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka launched a book titled “COVID-19, Impact Mitigation, Opportunities and Building Resilience”. The book discusses different perspectives of global relevance based on research, experiences and successes in combating COVID-19 here in Sri Lanka, and contain opinions of experts from different fields that are directly related to the ongoing pandemic. In this event, Prof. Malik Peiris, the world-renowned virologist from University of Hong Kong delivered a special presentation titled “Reflections on a post-pandemic future”.
Sri Lanka to Face the Worst of COVID-19 in Coming Weeks – Prof. Malik Peiris Read More
After a slight delay due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, the global sports festival, The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is now underway in Tokyo Japan. The organizers of this …
Importance of Recycling Highlighted in Olympic Games 2021 Read More