Cyprus’ coral reefs under threat
Researchers tell us what can be done to save them
It is likely that coral reefs around Cyprus will die in the near future because of climate change and unsustainable ...
Second busiest US port sees record-high biodiversity in green port efforts
Marine life is thriving in San Pedro Bay Harbour at levels not seen in multiple studies over two decades, according to a new survey.
The Port of Long Beach (POLB), ...
Postponed exhibition due to open its doors later this month
When the lockdown ends there are many things on the horizon. Summer, freedom (hopefully) and more cultural events. On this month’s agenda is a group exhibition featuring artworks by ...
Mourning the ice: Alaskan elders tell their climate change story
In this video from PBS Terra’s ‘After the Ice’ series, we meet elders from villages in the Bering Sea region of Alaska, who share observations of their melting world, ...
The epic metamorphosis of the Hercules beetle
The Hercules beetle is one of the largest flying insects in the world, and in this astonishing National Geographic video, we watch it go from larva to giant, before our ...
Chinese researchers identify bacteria to degrade waste
Chinese researchers have identified a marine bacterial community capable of degrading plastic waste of poly (ethyleneterephthalate) and polyethylene.
While the plastic-eating qualities of bacteria are already well known to the ...
The beekeepers who believe in full transparency
Top quality honey is not easy to produce, especially in the face of local pesticide and antibiotic use and climate change
By Annette Chrysostomou
Projects such as the Achna bee ...
Smart traffic lights: how A.I. may offer congestion solution
While the world struggles to shift from petrol to electric vehicles, efforts to reclaim the economically costly hours of congestion, and cut down on accidents and CO2 emissions resulting from ...
How ‘soft robotics’ advances will end up saving lives
We already know that robots are likely to play an increasingly important role in our future, given the rapid advances of technology.
Yet, up to now, the design of robots ...
Making ‘Noise’ about photography
“It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera,” once said famous French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, “they are made with the eye, heart and head.” Indeed, there are ...
Germany must tighten climate law to protect young people’s future, court rules
Germany must update its climate law by the end of next year to set out how it will bring carbon emissions down to almost zero by 2050, its top court ruled ...
River interceptors are removing ocean-bound plastic
In this video, we learn about a fleet of river interceptors operated by non-profit organisation The Ocean Cleanup, which are at the forefront of the fight to remove waste from ...
Short film ‘Confession’ now online
Having toured the world and won numerous awards at film festivals, Andreas Sheittanis’ short film ‘Confession’ can now be found online for viewing. After its release in September 2019, it premiered ...
Why juvenile great white sharks are moving into new waters
In this video, we learn that between 2014 and 2020, juvenile great white sharks moved approximately 373 miles north in California waters, into marine areas that were previously too cold for them to ...
Lundin sells its first ‘carbon neutral’ oil as climate activism grows
Sweden’s Lundin Energy has sold to Italian refiner Saras what it said is the world’s first oil cargo certified as carbon neutral at the point of production, the ...
Saving the world’s rarest marine mammal in Cyprus
Joint projects in place to save the Monk Seal are showing results
By Marios Papageorgiou
Did you know that the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) is currently the most endangered ...
Cyprus’ energy transition slow and erratic
Cyprus has come in 51st out of 115 countries on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Energy Transition Index (ETI) 2021, showing slow and erratic movement since 2012.
The island sits at 60 points ...
Climate risk drives push to save Australia’s weird, elusive platypuses
It only takes a rustle and splash of an orange buoy floating on the Thone River for two Australian scientists to know they’ve found what they’re looking for: ...
From coal and steel to carbon-free and digital: the EU reaches turning point
By Jan Strupczewski
Years from now, 2021 may be seen as the moment the European Union took a leap forward from its post-World War Two birth as a coal and steel ...
Findings from the Chalcolithic site Palloures being presented online
Discoveries at the Chalcolithic site Palloures, Cyprus will be presented to the public in free, online symposium next month, it was announced on Tuesday.
Since 2015, a team of archaeologists from ...
Rites of spring: trumpeter swans flock to Canadian lake
In this video, we witness a yearly spring ritual in Canada’s Yukon Territory, as locals flock to McClintock Bay, on Marsh lake’s northern tip, to witness the large ...
Larnaca primary pupils have chance to name a reef
Larnaca primary school pupils are being given the opportunity to name a reef in Oroklini, near the LEF1 wreck which was sunk early last year.
The competition is being organised ...
Young Cypriots fret less about climate change than EU peers
Young people in Cyprus are less worried about climate change than other Europeans, is the main result of a study recently published.
The survey on “How concerned are young people ...
Annual conference on visual communication on its way
Just under a month remains until the 7th edition of Graphic Stories Cyprus takes place. Last year, it managed to conclude its edition just a few days before Cyprus entered ...