Environment

Around 269 million people worldwide use drugs each year. Often forgotten in this story is a problem of basic biology. What goes in must come out. Sewers are inundated with drugs ...

Children always seem to have more fun and an upcoming event in Paphos promises to offer them just that! KidFest 2021 will be a family fun day with events for everyone ...

By Lisa Poncet Our last common ancestor with the octopus existed more than 500 million years ago. So why is it that they seem to show such peculiar similarities with humans, ...

In this 2015 video, we witness the transformation of honeybee larvae to pupae to adults, thanks to a stunning time-lapse captured by photographer Anand Varma. Varma created the video as part ...

An environmental issue used as means for bi-communal peace building By Tasos Karonias The Mediterranean sea is one of the most polluted seas worldwide, especially with regards to plastics It ...

One Nicosia-based private vet specialises in treating wild animals, but his main obsession is birds As a boy, Constantinos Antoniou watched and counted birds while spending the summers at his ...

Whether travelling abroad this summer or staying put, there is probably nothing more relaxing and stunning than Paphos’ deep blue sea. Fully wanting to relish some of the island’s ...

It is no lie that music brings people together and it is exactly this that a programme at the Home for Cooperation and the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research ...

Greek singer Yiannis Ploutarchos will sing live at an upcoming event organised by Karaiskakio Foundation to mark its 25th anniversary. The NGO has called on people to book their tickets ...

By Elizabeth Lewis, Edouard Davin and Ronny Meier “Plant more trees” is often the first idea that comes to mind when we think about how to prevent further climate change ...

“Privilege can enable one’s security and advancement in multiple aspects of their life,” say the organisers of an upcoming event in Nicosia that will dissect all its facets, “while ...

You have to admit, that is a bold title for a workshop but the creative session that is coming up at MedOrganic MindSpa in Limassol on July 17 is all about ...

King cobras are the only snakes in the world that build nests for their eggs, which they guard ferociously until the hatchlings emerge. It’s a laborious process that could ...

Salamiou village will once again turn into a ground for contemporary film screenings this summer as the 20th edition of the Countryside Animafest Cyprus arrives on August 11-14. Salamiou, a ...

In Paphos, one cultural venue is making sure that jazz music keeps on sounding with a lengthy series of jazz evenings by acclaimed local musicians. Performing for the first time ...

For the past few years, musicians and music festival lovers have been heading to the quaint Katydata village every August to enjoy the lively and immersive Windcraft Music Festival. Last ...

Climate scientists have used models to confirm that burning fossil fuels made the recent extreme heat wave in parts of the US and Canada hotter and more likely. When a ...

How often do we consider the vulnerability of insects in navigating the often-hostile environments of human cities? Probably not very frequently… and yet their wellbeing is vital in maintaining the ...

A European Union plan to extend carbon pricing to the fuel used in cars and to heat homes is facing a wall of early resistance from countries and lawmakers fearing ...

In 2016, the residents of Isle de Jean Charles, a small strip of land off the coast of Louisiana, received a $48-million grant to relocate their entire community. Faced with sea-level ...

Can individuals really make a difference when there’s so much plastic taking over our world, especially in the wake of a pandemic? To find out, in this video, One ...

For some good ol’ jazz tunes in the capital city, there is one place the lovers of the genre can always count on and that’s Sarah’s Jazz Club. ...

Animation and the Illusion of Life workshop open to beginners Practising art now goes way beyond the mere paintbrushes, clay sculpting and pencil drawings we once knew. Workshops are now ...

Events at Artnaldas Concept store have been scarce recently, but before the days of masks, restrictions and hand sanitisers, the chic Nicosia store hosted all sorts of evenings at its ...