Environment

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 ...

A contemporary dance and improvisation class is coming to Limassol next week, led by Cypriot dancer and choreographer, Panos Malactos. Held between July 14 and 16, the dance workshops will be split ...

In this video, we explore knowledge of the Milky Way galaxy, from the mythology of ancient sky-watchers to how scientists are mapping it from the inside out. Ancient Greek philosophers ...

Oh, how we’ve missed the parties! Those summer nights dancing to loud music, sipping cocktails and bumping into people. Perhaps there will less bumping into people and more limited ...

Eight days ago, it rained over the western Pacific Ocean near Japan. There was nothing especially remarkable about this rain event, yet it made big waves twice. First, it disturbed ...

Lordos plastics donated €1,300 to the University of Cyprus to aid their sea cleaning campaign at a ceremony on Wednesday. More than 150kg of disposable plastics have been removed at a 10...

When parasites take over their hosts, they can actually change their hosts’ behaviour. The effect on the host can range from aggressiveness to losing its ability to make decisions. But ...

Local hunters have opposed Birdlife Cyprus’ call for the suspension of the hunting of the globally threatened turtle dove for four years and instead proposed the implementation of a bag ...

We simply no longer live in normal ecological times and must act accordingly as fires are set to become more and more likely With the smoke barely gone from the ...

European Union targets to boost biofuel use are likely to have led to the deforestation of an area roughly the size of the Netherlands over the last decade to expand ...

North Macedonia’s parliament has voted to form a national park in the Shar mountains, the UN Environment Programme said on Thursday, in a move conservationists hope will lure the ...

Twenty seven oil on canvas paintings make up Andreas Efesopoulos’ new exhibition at Gloria Gallery which opens on Wednesday. The works, created by the artist from 1994 to 2020, have already been ...

The world’s animals and wildlife are becoming extinct at a greater rate than at any time in human history. Could technology help to save threatened species? A mass extinction ...

First the ‘heat dome’, with temperatures in the mid-to-high forties Celsius in many parts of western North America for up to a week (49.6°C in Lytton, BC). Then, when the ...

Street art always has something to say, whether it is highlighting important characters of the city, or critiquing socio-political issues. In recent years, the walls in numerous Cypriot locations have ...

Summer on the island can mean many things. Lounging on sandy beaches, village hopping or staying in the city and relishing the cultural life that thrives during the hot summer ...

The huge forest fire in the south-eastern foothill of Troodos was declared under control on Monday morning after killing four people, caused millions in property damage and devastating damage to ...

You might wonder why airplanes need to be disposed of in the first place. After all, they’re made of metal… so couldn’t they just be maintained, theoretically forever? ...

With a series of outdoor screenings, lectures, workshops for children, archaeological presentations and photographic exhibitions, the 4th Cyprus Archaeological, Ethnographic & Historical Film Festival will be a five-day celebration of ...

Environmentalists opposed construction on Natura 2000 site, but manager highlights its green credentials Aphrodite Family Eco-Camping, a redeveloped site on the doorstep of the Akamas and overlooking the bluest of seas ...

The year 2020 may have felt like it lasted forever, but it was actually the shortest year in decades. In fact, it was 1.3 milliseconds shorter! The planet is now spinning faster ...

The season of outdoor film screenings is here! More and more venues are hosting summer cinema evenings inviting cinephiles, families and others to watch local and international movies with a ...

For eight days and nights, choreographers and dancers based in Cyprus, will present their dance performances at public venues in Limassol’s town centre, as part of the 18th Summer ...

In a bone-filled week, a rediscovered cranium from China may now represent an entirely new species of human that’s possibly our closest evolutionary relative. Also, while studying a 5,000-year-old ...