Check yourself: Why gingham is the perfect print for picnic season
By Katie Wright
Picnic season is here, which means not only can we decamp to parks, beaches or gardens to graze on sarnies, salads and strawberries washed down with something ...
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White-knuckle ride: kayaking down the Indus river
If your work commute ever featured bumper-to-bumper traffic, would you prefer navigating a boiling waterway, coursing with powerful currents and studded with rocks on either side?
Because if you did… ...
Brutal rhythms: Beatrice Rana performs excerpts from Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’
In this video, 24-year-old concert pianist Beatrice Rana performs an excerpt from ‘The Firebird’, a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky.
Written for Sergei Diaghilev’...
Debunking 11 myths about posture and back pain
This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...
How net-zero buildings can help the climate crisis
The buildings where we live and work can be as big a climate solution as switching to renewable energy. This is because our dwellings consume about 40 per cent of all ...
Ready in 30 minutes: one-pan Spanish garlic pasta
Despite carbs’ fall from favour over recent years, pasta still features in many people’s weekday eating line-up – and it’s hard not to see why. Pasta dishes can be ...
The best way of growing avocados from seed
Avocados are incredibly popular in a variety of dishes and salads, so for those who love gardening and growing their own food, they make an understandably attractive topic!
In figuring ...
Heatstroke in dogs: five emergency cool-down steps
Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your ...
What really happened to the Olsen twins
Whatever happened to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen?
For those who came of age in the Nineties or early 2000s, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were part of pop culture’s most ...
Gesy: not perfect but far, far better than what we had before
Despite difficulties and under extremely unfavourable conditions, we managed to fundamentally reform the health sector
By Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou
The general health system (Gesy) which has been hailed as ...
Self-care for caregivers: strategies for those at the frontlines
This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...
How the Hyperloop may disrupt more than travel
Tech mogul Elon Musk coined the term Hyperloop back in 2013, when he released his vision for a fifth mode of transport. Since then, engineers across the world, working on the ...
Sculpting beloved people as described by the blind
In this poignant video, blind people describe their loved ones or key companions to a sculptor, who recreates their looks according to how they are experienced, rather than how they ...
Hanson 30 years on: new music and the wild ride of fatherhood
In this video, brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac of the pop rock band Hanson, open up to Entertainment Tonight’s Katie Krause about their seventh studio album, ‘Against the World’, ...
Unique e-stores and the lessons we can learn from them
Online shopping is now one of the most lucrative retail business models in modern-day trading. As consumer demand increases, the need for more unique, and authentic online shopping experiences are ...
Living necropolis: a labyrinthine tour of Tombs of the Kings
Crows, both mute and shrieking. Undulating expanses covered in scrub and wild grasses, already blond from the sun. Somewhere at the edge of the horizon, the sea. And knitting the ...
A minute with Maria Flouri Singer
Where do you live?
I live in Nicosia
What did you have for breakfast?
I had boiled eggs, bread and avocado. And COFFEE of course.
Describe your perfect day
It’...
How SpaceX’s new suit revolutionised astronaut wear
This video explores the design and features of the sleek suit used by SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts, contrasting it with the strikingly different National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’...
How one of Egypt’s last dye houses keeps an ancient textile craft alive
Salama Salem has been running his traditional dye house in Egypt since 1975.
“My job goes back to the pharaohs,” he says of his labours, running Uncle Salama’s Dye House, ...
New rules for using herbs
By Ella Walker
“We don’t need herbs,” says Mark Diacono, a man who has just written an entire cookbook about them. He goes on to call them “unnecessary” and ...
Parliamentary elections: harmonious or discordant political expression
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras
Due to the upcoming parliamentary elections for a new legislature an increasing number of parties are being established to seek a role in political decision-making, constantly ...
TRUiC research announces new AI tools for business support
Europe and the US are in a tight race to be the most ideal location for new startups.
The Really Useful Information Company says that it invested in AI-powered tools ...
Phoebe Dynevor breaks silence on Regé-Jean Page’s ‘Bridgerton’ exit
Actress Phoebe Dynevor who plays Daphne in the wildly popular ‘Bridgerton’ series has addressed Regé-Jean Page leaving the show in a new interview.
The 26-year-old actress broke her silence ...
The world’s most innovative companies in 2021
Innovative companies are always trying new ideas and offering new services and products. Trend spotting and diversity defines the characteristics of an innovative company as these companies keep adapting to ...