On the Great Barrier Reef, bleaching is underway in the northernmost section. This is the sixth bleaching event on the Great ...

Two iconic Australian reefs face simultaneous coral bleaching, highlighting urgent threats to ocean ecosystems ...

Imagine a world where the oxygen you need changes dramatically between day and night. Your world shifts from being rich in oxygen (oxic) in the day, so you have energy to hunt for food, to ...

Students of St Stephen's School in Rome recount their visit to meet the artist Pietro Ruffo who guided them through the works ...

Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals grew 14.7 percent in the first 16 days of March 2015 to 120,750, while year to date arrivals were up 15.4 percent to 613,728, data from the state statistics office show.

Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 296.50/90 to the US dollar in the spot market Monday, weaker from 296.60/80 Friday, dealers ...

By AJA ABEYANAYKE The Colombo High Court yesterday ordered that summons be issued for the fourth witness in a case filed against businessman Mohamed Ibrahim and two other defendants, in connection ...

There has been an increase in underworld activities and gun violence this year, and 27 shooting incidents have left 22 persons dead, and more than a dozen others injuried.The latest shooting incident ...