Environment

Which animal would you think has the bigger claws… an eagle or a grizzly bear? While we may think of lions and other massive predators as having the largest claws, ...

It’s the world’s first online French-language film festival and it’s currently taking place for the 11th time. MyFrenchFilmFestival.com, which started a few days ago and will ...

All of the planets in our solar system orbit around the sun. Planets that orbit around other stars are called exoplanets. Exoplanets are very hard to see directly with our ...

Urban trees do a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to keeping a city’s environment pleasant in temperature, sound and air quality – not to mention the beauty they ...

‘Breathe in experience, breathe-out poetry,’ says American poet and activist Muriel Rukeyser. As a university student discovering Spanish literature, I was fascinated by poetry, its emotions and its images. But ...

Against all odds, and despite its suspended programme of events, Rialto Theatre continues to support local artistic endeavours and production by launching in 2021 new programmes for collaboration with Cyprus-based artists. ...

Musical moments from last year to savour online At first glance, looking back at 2020 may not bring the most cherished memories. If, that is, you want to look back to ...

Hungarian tech company Platio uses recycled plastic to build solar panels into pavements, which can power buildings and charge electronic devices. Each panel produces approximately 20 watts of energy, and they ...

Free online class from renowned meditation expert Our desperate attempts to ensure our personal wellbeing over the past year have taken many forms, from daily stretches to staying off social ...

Plus, photographer discusses inspiration in online presentation Is culture accessible to all? It’s a valid question to ask, especially after almost a year of museums, theatres and other cultural ...

With their ability to fly silently and detect prey with stunning accuracy, owls are master aerial predators. This video takes us deeper into their world… their habits, their instincts as ...

From crabs to macaques, surgical face masks and rubber gloves used to safeguard health in the midst of the spread of Covid-19, are now posing a grave threat to wildlife ...

Polar lights (aurora polaris) are a natural phenomenon found in both the northern and southern hemispheres that can be truly awe inspiring. Northern lights are also called by their scientific ...

With the acceleration of food-tech, lab-grown meat (as opposed to plant-based meat) is having its moment, bidding to replicate the taste and consistency of traditional meat. Many expect the move ...

If you look inside a rattlesnake rattle, you’ll find it’s actually hollow. Instead of shaking loose bits like a maraca to make that famous sound, rattlesnakes are actually ...

It might look like a scene from another planet, but Kakaban Lake is found on earth, on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. The lake’s isolated position and mix ...

You would think that this is no time to plan new artistic productions with theatres shut and a stricter lockdown just around the corner. Yet where there’s a will, ...

This video presents the dedicated men who care for the most trafficked mammal in the world – the pangolin. Committed minders from the The Tikki Hywood Trust in Zimbabwe work hard ...

We all have phones and therefore we all have cameras. We can take a picture, edit it, post it, feel proud of it, so what makes a photographer a photographer? ...

Why is it that cheetahs can run so fast – up to 70mph? And how can humans get to be that fast? In this fascinating look at the way form determines ...

Oysters are good for more than just eating on the half shell: in New York City, they’re helping restore and preserve the harbour. This is due to the fact ...

For years, listening to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s New Year concert on January 1 was a family tradition. One that my grandfather started because of his great love for classical ...

Two-thirds of the world’s population faces an extreme water shortage at least one month a year. Many of these places are dry, arid deserts with no reliable source of ...

It’s a well-known play, a comedy with a message loved by many, which was even turned into a popular film. Frances Veber’s The Dinner Game, originally titled Le ...