2020 ஆம் ஆண்டின் பாரிய சோதனையாக COVID-19 ஐ அறிமுகப்படுத்தலாம். இதன் ஆரம்பம் சீனாவின் ஹூபே மாகாணத்தின் Wuhan நகரத்தில், 2019 நவம்பர் இல் பதிவாகியது. கடந்த 5 மாத காலப்பகுதியில் 150+ நாடுகளிற்கு பரவி, 179,650 உறுதிப்படுத்தப்பட்ட நோயாளிகளும் 7,068 மரணங்களையும் ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. (மார்ச் 16,2020). அதிகரித்து வரும் புள்ளி விபரங்களின் அடிப்படையில் WHO நிறுவனம் COVID-19ஐ பேரளவிலான நோய் தொற்றாக அறிவித்துள்ளது. கடந்த சில மாதங்களாக நாட்டில் எந்த ஒரு தொற்றும் பதிவாகாத நிலையில் தற்போது 40+ உறுதிப்படுத்தப்பட்ட நோயாளிகள்
Cyclone is a common word we hear these days due to this Super Cyclonic Storm “Amphan”, which has caused huge damage to India, Bangladesh, and has brought heavy rains and floods to most parts of Sri Lanka. There is a lot of discussion going on about this cyclone, but have you ever wondered what a cyclone is and how it ...
FOS Media Students’ Blog had been the premier platform that showcased the writing skills of our very own undergraduates of Faculty of Science, at the University of Colombo over the past seven years. It was established in the year 2013 as a result of the immense efforts of a group of passionate individuals who were determined enough to take ...
“Science of today is the technology of tomorrow” – Edward Teller Take a moment to picture, one of those days you learnt science. Raise your hand if you grew up learning science as a subject where you memorized terms, definitions and followed instructions and procedures straight out of the lab manuals…. It could be true for many. Many students think that science is ...
“Good day.” A ritualistic smile forced his lips apart as he opened the door for a man with a briefcase. The door was pulled, shut again as he resumed his perfect stance, legs shoulder-width apart, hands crossed behind his back, gaze focused into the distance, ignoring a fly with an unusual interest in his face. If it was me, I ...
Exciting, confusing, overwhelming, depressing, stressful, grateful… are some of the few words I would use to describe the year 2019. Woah! Wasn’t it truly a roller coaster ride! This year started off for me with university entrance. Spoilt as the youngest one in the family and protected like a 10-year-old child, I was finally released to the oh so called ...
We girls, have sisters. Of different kinds, types and versions Whom we love in different portions Some share same womb. May be at different times or at the same time Either as a common boarding room Or separate suites in the same motel Coming from same sperm or may be not Then again some share same paternal X gene But ...
People always wish for an escapade to some foreign country to see the scenery and take in something different but often fail to realize just how amazing and unique their own country can be. Besides the toiling schedules, I got a chance to escape from the city limits and stay for a memorable experience that would cherish for a lifetime. Yet again it was another flutter ...
With the turn of the new millennium; statisticians, ecologists, and mathematicians had to go head to head as the world faced a crisis with seemingly no possible solution. Summing up this crisis in one word: sustainability. According to the definition given by the United Nations, “sustainability” is meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations ...
Cheek pressed against the cool and refreshing glass with an expression between sadness and excitement she lay. Gazing longingly at the drops racing down the pane she cheered for her drop in her thoughts. The blurry blobs of red and green made her eyes go wide as she wondered why they appeared so big. She gave up thinking and went ...
