The Premier Science Magazine in Sri Lanka
Every year on June 8, the World Oceans Day is commemorated all across the world. Oceans cover more than 70% of the earth’s surface and are vital to life’s survival. Their deterioration could destabilize the earth’s natural resource dynamics.
World Ocean Day 2022, Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean Read More
Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology/Uncertain Cause (CKDU) is a type of chronic kidney disease that primarily affects impoverished agricultural communities in dry zone of Sri Lanka where a substantial number of people develop an inexplicable, fatal form of kidney disease.
Study Shows Higher Rates of Renal Injuries among Children in CKDu Endemic Areas Read More
Rohan Pethiyagoda, Sri Lanka’s leading naturalist and a taxonomist of freshwater fish of Sri Lanka, won the prestigious “The Linnean Medal” award by the Linnean Society of London, which is the world’s oldest active society devoted to natural history
Rohan Pethiyagoda, a Sri Lankan Researcher, has been awarded the prestigious “Linnean Medal” by The Linnean Society of London. Read More
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) formally named an asteroid after the University of Colombo on March 21, 2022. Dr Nalin Samarasinha, a University of Colombo alumnus, and Dr Tod Lauer, a fellow astronomer, found this asteroid in 2000 from the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, USA. The asteroid was recently given the number 607372 and the discoverers were given official discovery credit once its orbit was thoroughly established.
“COLOMBOUNILANKA”, an Asteroid Named After University of Colombo Read MoreOn 28th February 2022, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their latest report on Climate Change. The report predicts the unavoidable multiple climate hazards over the next two decades with global warming of 1.5°C (2.7°F).
IPCC Releases the Latest Report on Climate Change: Warns a Threat to Human Wellbeing and Health of the Planet Read More
The Induction Ceremony of Prof. Manuj Weerasinghe as the 81st President of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science was held on Sunday, 03rd January 2021 5.30 p.m. in SLAAS Auditorium, Vidya Mandiraya, Colombo 7.
Induction of the SLAAS General President for 2022 Read More
In a special announcement Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SLALAS) calls for Public consultation on the draft Guidelines for the care and use of animals in laboratory-based research.
SLALAS Calls for Public Consultation on the Draft Guidelines for the Care and Use of Animals in Research Read More
Prof. Meththika Vithanage from the Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura has been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2021 list from Clarivate.
Prof. Meththika from USJ Named on Highly Cited Researchers 2021 List Read More
31 Sri Lankan scientists, have been listed among the top 2 per cent scientists in the world.
Sri Lankan Scientists in Stanford Varsity’s List of Top 2% Scientists, But Can We be Happy? Read More
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