An ancient seafloor spreading slowdown may have slashed sea levels
Today we are witnessing rapid global sea level rise attributable mostly to climate change–driven melting of ice sheets and ...
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Prasanna Perera appointed Director General of the President’s Media Division (PMD)
Prasanna Perera has been appointed as the Director General of the President’s Media Division (PMD). The  letter of appointment was handed over by Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanaya ...
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Dredging operation at Hambantota Intl Port to restore harbour depth
The Hambantota International Port (HIP) began maintenance dredging this month in order to restore the harbour’s original depth. The operation, undertaken by HIP to ensure the continued safe navigation ...
TN: Rameswaram fishermen announce indefinite strike, as SL Navy arrests 32 more fisherfolk
In yet another shocker, the Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday apprehended 32 fishermen from Tamil Nadu and confiscated five mechanized fishing trawlers allegedly for poaching in its territorial waters, even ...
This country is making its first deep-water space station 2,000 metres below the sea levels
China plans to establish a deep-sea research station by 2030 in the South China Sea at a depth of 2,000 meters. This ...
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20 years of satellite data reveal 'staggering' levels of glaciers melting, sea levels rising
"Every centimeter of sea level rise exposes another 2 million people to annual flooding somewhere on our planet." ...
Anglerfish — or folk hero? Why this 6-inch deep-sea fish won over the internet’s hearts
"This could be the first recorded sighting in the world of an adult black devil or abyssal anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) ...