Musk, experts urge pause on AI systems, citing ‘risks to society’.

Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI’s newly launched GPT-4, in an open letter citing potential risks to society and humanity. The letter, issued by …

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Israel launches 'most advanced of its kind' radar spy satellite.

Israel launched the newest addition to its Ofek series of spy satellites early Wednesday (March 29), according to an overnight press release from the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMoD).  That release identifies "a test site in central Israel" as the launch site for …

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Astronomers have just discovered what may be the largest black hole known to date.

The giant black hole has a mass of 30 billion suns and sits at the center of a galaxy located hundreds of millions of light-years from Earth. Astronomers call the cosmic monster an ultramassive black hole, as opposed to the usual galactic supermassive black holes that weigh…

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A 2nd giant ‘hole’ appears on the sun, could trigger more amazing aurora.

A massive “hole,” up to 20 times bigger than Earth, has appeared on the surface of the sun for the second time in a week and scientists are warning that it could impact our planet. Last week, the Earth saw the results of the worst solar storm in six years, when a G4-class ge…

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Constitutional Council approves appointment of retired High Court Judge as Ombudsman.

The Constitutional Council approved the appointment of retired High Court Judge K. B. K. Hirimburegama as the new Parliamentary Ombudsman on 28 March 2023.  The Constitutional Council unanimously approved the recommendation made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to appoint M…

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NASA Warns of Asteroid Danger.

A leading scientist from NASA has raised concerns about the possibility of a gigantic asteroid hitting our planet. James Garvin, the chief scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, has warned that the danger posed by such an event is much greater than what we previou…

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Archaeologists uncovered a ‘golden tomb’ during excavations in Armenia.

A team of archaeologists made up of Polish and Armenian scientists has discovered a “golden tomb” containing two skeletons in Metsamor, Armenia. The team discovered the remains of three gold necklaces while excavating the grave of two people, most likely a couple (a man and …

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NASA to name Artemis 2 crew next week, the first moon astronauts in 50 years.

We're a week away from a once-in-a-generation announcement: The names of the first moonbound astronauts in decades. On April 3, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will together showcase the three Americans and one Canadian that will go to the moon on Artemis 2, whi…

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Mesopotamian Education

Mesopotamian education was invented by the Sumerians following the creation of writing c. 3500 BCE. The earliest schools were attached to temples but later established in separate buildings in which the scribes of ancient Mesopotamia learned their craft as they created and …

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Minor tremor felt off Beruwala.

A minor tremor of 3.7 magnitude was felt in the seas area off the coasts of Beruwala a short while ago (30 March). The tremor was felt at around 01:00 p.m. this afternoon, nearly 34 kilometres off Beruwala. The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) have, however, confirme…

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Prof. Jeewandara only Sri Lankan shortlisted for 2023 BSI Immunology Awards.

Professor Chandima Jeewandara of Sri Jayewardenapura University has been shortlisted for the award of Early Career Research Excellence Award at the inaugural BSI Immunology Awards organised by the British Society for Immunology. The BSI Immunology Awards aim to celebrate the…

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Singapore Airlines Launches Boeing B787-10 on Colombo-Singapore Route.

Singapore Airlines commenced operation of Boeing B787-10 Dreamliner between Colombo and Singapore on 27 March 2023. Constructed using lightweight composite materials, the 68-metre B787-10 is the longest variant of Boeing’s Dreamliner range. Passengers can look forward to a c…

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International Day of Zero Waste - 30 March.

On December 14, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly acknowledged the significance of zero-waste programs and announced that March 30 would be celebrated as the International Day of Zero Waste every year starting from 2023. International Day of Zero Waste will encourag…

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Gigantic dinosaur skeleton on show in London.

A colossus has landed in London: A cast of what was one of the biggest animals ever to walk the Earth is now on show at the Natural History Museum. Patagotitan was a dinosaur that lived 100 million years ago in South America. Measuring some 37m (121ft) from nose to tail, the …

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US restricts UAE’s 'Rashid 2' from boarding China’s mission to Moon.

The United Arab Emirates had planned to send their "Rashid 2" rover as part of the Chang'e 7 mission to the moon, which is expected to launch in 2026. However, US technology transfer restrictions have prevented this from happening. According to reports, the 197…

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Chinese lander finds hidden resource of water on moon's surface.

The moon is strewn with minuscule beads of glass that have formed over billions of years as soil ejected during asteroid impacts cools and falls back to the lunar surface. An analysis of lunar samples delivered to Earth by China's Chang'e-5 probe has now revealed th…

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Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination - 2023

The Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination is an annual event that is observed from March 21 to 27. The purpose of this week is to oppose human rights violations, injustices, and racial discrimination that people face around …

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Veteran singer and musician Professor Sangeeth Nipun Sanath Nandasiri has passed away.

Veteran singer and musician Professor Sangeeth Nipun Sanath Nandasiri has passed away at the age of 81, according to family sources. One of the iconic singers in Sri Lankan music, Nandasiri is also a music director and composer who has received several awards for his composi…

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Five planets line up with Moon in night sky.

Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars, and the Moon aligned in an arc across the evening sky on Monday, with some visible to the naked eye. This is often called "a planetary parade" and was visible after sunset in the west. A good view of the horizon and clear skies…

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World Theatre Day - 27 March.

Every year on March 27, World Theatre Day is celebrated worldwide to promote the significance of theatrical forms. Theatre not only provides entertainment but also serves as an art form that educates and inspires individuals. Many plays are performed on a variety of topics,…

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Intel co-founder and philanthropist Gordon Moore has died.

Gordon Moore, the Intel Corp. co-founder who set the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple 1965 prediction of how quickly engineers would boost the capacity of computer chips, has died. He was 94. Moore died Friday at his home in Hawaii, according to In…

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THE ABEL PRIZE 2023

Luis Caffarelli, 74, has won the 2023 Abel Prize “for his seminal contributions to regularity theory for nonlinear partial differential equations including free-boundary problems and the Monge-Ampère equation”. What is the Abel Prize? The prize was established by the Norwegia…

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2,000 mummified ram heads left in honor of Egypt's most powerful pharaoh are found.

More than 2,000 mummified ram heads and a palatial Old Kingdom structure have been uncovered by archaeologists at the King Ramses II Temple of Abydos. The finds, located roughly 270 miles south of Cairo, come from a period of over 1,000 years, from the Sixth Dynasty to the H…

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Purple Day of Epilepsy - 26 March.

Purple Day is an international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. On March 26th annually, people in countries around the world are invited to wear purple and host events in support of epilepsy awareness. Last year, people in more t…

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A Single Enzyme could be behind some people's depression, scientists say.

For a while now, we've known there's a complex interplay between our hormones, guts, and mental health, but untangling the most relevant connections within our bodies has proved challenging. New research has found a single enzyme that links all three, and its presenc…

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