Why Iceland’s volcanic eruptions are a portal to Mars
In this ‘Quanta Magazine’ video, we learn how scientists are using the current eruptions in Iceland to understand the possible history of life on Mars.
After months of increasingly intense ...
Time for a rethink: the goats are innocent
The British colonialists blamed roaming, chomping goats for the treeless state of the island and penned them in. How wrong they were
By Martin Hellicar
I looked up the etymology ...
New gallery opens with a new exhibition
When the pandemic hit, mother of three and freelance art collector Sanaz Nazemi Agha found an opportunity to turn her love and knowledge of art into a space that would ...
Political parties’ policies on energy and transport
In the lead up to the parliamentary elections on May 30, the Cyprus Mail has asked the main political parties for their policies on a wide range of green issues. This ...
Air France uses cooking oil to fly to Canada
Air France-KLM flew a biofuel-powered Airbus A350 from Paris to Montreal on Tuesday, demonstrating the airline’s readiness to adopt low-emissions fuel despite deep industry divisions over the pace of ...
Youth’s perceptions on politics, peace and inter-communal dialogue
“The voices of young people calling for change and peace in Cyprus are often ignored or suppressed,” say the organisers of an upcoming online event that hopes to inform audiences ...
Fossil fuel giants behind single-use plastic increase
By Megan Rowling
Production of single-use plastics is set to grow 30 per cent in the next five years, fuelling their contribution to global warming and ocean pollution, researchers said on ...
Base for firefighting aircraft unveiled
A €1.2m base for firefighting aircraft was inaugurated in Mammari in the Nicosia district on Tuesday by Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis, who pledged the government’s commitment to support efforts ...
In new exhibition the day begins at night
In the context of the annual Project Room programme, NiMAC presents the exhibition The Day Begins at Night by artist Lefteris Tapas this month. Through Project Room, the Centre invites ...
Space tourism timeline shrinking, but logistics, safety concerns remain
Technology around space travel is accelerating at a rapid pace and, as a result, we may soon see a future where one doesn’t need to be an astronaut to ...
Go on a virtual tour of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research
The Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR) is returning to normality with a series of events and initiatives. Within this framework and on the occasion of the International Museum ...
The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra brings Spirit of Romanticism to Rialto
The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra returns to Rialto Theatre on Thursday, having now the opportunity to welcome an increased number of audience members. Conducted by the renowned German maestro Wolfram Christ, ...
Beyond memory: getting inside the minds of elephants
In this video, we take a deep dive into the intelligence of a land animal famed for its memory: the elephant.
The saying, ‘elephants never forget’ is so ingrained in ...
How climate change threatens earth’s ocean current system
Ocean currents are our planet’s circulatory system, and they keep everything from ecosystems to the climate healthy. But we’re changing earth in ways that threaten critical ocean currents ...
Tourism to go under water with visits to submerged ancient port (video)
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos dived down to the submerged ancient port of Amathus off Limassol on Saturday to promote plans to introduce diving tours at the site in the near ...
Coronavirus: Clinical waste up 35% since pandemic
Clinical waste in hospitals has risen by about 35 per cent since the start of the pandemic it emerged on Saturday.
This waste includes masks, gloves and rapid test kits according ...
The table takes on a new identity at Cyprus Pavilion in Venice Biennale 2021
Starting this month and lasting until November, the Venice Biennale 2021 will once again welcome the Cyprus Pavilion at its architectural exhibition. Numerous Cypriot and Cyprus-based architects and designers draw from ...
Herd community? Elephants show us how to coexist
By Barbara Lewis
A herd of life-size model elephants will be paraded through central London on Saturday to trumpet the idea that humans and wild animals can share space in ...
More live jazz, blues and soul as The Paphos Sessions resume
Following a two-week break, live music returns to the Hogshead Pub in Paphos as The Paphos Sessions present another series of performances for May and June, beginning this weekend with ...
What we’re getting wrong about the threat to bees
Think honey bees are disappearing? Or that the more hives we have the better? This DW Planet A video challenges us to think again.
In fact, the numbers show that ...
Dancing on screen
A two-day workshop titled Dance on Screen-Framing Motion is coming to Limassol led by Chrysanthi Badeka. Coming up on May 22 and 23, Dance House Lemesos invites dancers, choreographers, directors, filmmakers, photographers, ...
Larnaca relaunches eight cycling routes
Eight thematic cycling routes in Larnaca have been revised and digitalised to encourage people to use them, the Larnaca tourism board said on Friday.
Using the slogan ‘Life is a ...
Exhibitions at Goethe look at body’s connection to the Earth
After a series of lockdowns, KunstRaumGoethe, Goethe-Institut Cyprus’ art space, is now hosting its second edition to welcome artists, art lovers and guests to two new exhibitions.
The exhibitions Interlaced – ...
Live music in the garden
The Paphos cultural venue Technopolis 20 is opening the gates to it garden once again with a jazzy musical evening. On Friday the ErmisVickyLee Trio, made up of three talented musicians, ...