Environment

The eruption of Santorini in 1615 BCE, covered the town of Akrotiri with metres of volcanic debris. Today, archaeologists are in the process of excavating it – and marvelling at its remarkably ...

In its second online edition, Dot on the Μap Industry Days will be held online between April 21 and 23 as part of Cyprus Film Days and the organising team has announced ...

But as pay-as-you-throw approaches, there’s no avoiding it. We all have to learn Are you one of the 88 per cent of people in Cyprus who believe it’s a ...

The latest of many plans for the peninsula would protect a tiny part of it but with visitor access made all-too-easy, and development sprouting up all over the rest of ...

As live music gets back on its feet, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra has yet another concert series planned for this month. On April 15 at Rialto Theatre, Limassol and on April 16 ...

Measures to protect and encourage the spread of Astragalus macrocarpus subsp. lefkarensis, a shrub native to Cyprus, were announced by the forestry department on Monday. The plant is endemic to ...

By Emily G Roe and Cristiano Corvino Calling yourself “The Dying Town” may not sound like the best way of attracting visitors, but Civita has learned to make a living ...

Since its re-opening, Mason Bar in Limassol has hosted a few events already, and this week has more events on its agenda including a live band in a pure Soul ...

The Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved two schemes for the installation or replacement of integrated solar water heating systems and solar panels, as well as for thermal insulation of ...

We’re already getting used to the idea of ‘smart’ everything… including our homes. But while more and more apps and futuristic options for our living areas are becoming available, ...

Grief-Work is a new development in Helen Kirwan’s Memory Theatre series and her direct response to the poignancy of the pandemic. Currently artist in residence with the Cyprus Academy ...

A different kind of event is coming to Larnaca, filled with stories of operatic frenzy. A Life Full of Arias with actress and soprano Elena Hadjiafxendi will be an evening ...

Community leader of Oroklini Neophytos Fakontis has urged people to stop polluting Oroklini Lake after municipality workers informed him of a spike in rubbish being dumped there. The lake, located 9...

In this video, we head deep into a cloud forest in China’s Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, to encounter the planet’s last remaining ‘Skywalker’ gibbons. Skywalker hoolock gibbons ...

“There is something very touching in spending time to observe small details and figure out what else lies underneath the surface. To observe the hands travelling towards each other, to ...

Local legislation pertaining to an EU directive set to come into force in July that declares war on 10 single-use plastic items is not ready yet, Greens leader Charalambous Theopemptou has ...

On March 19, 2021, Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted after laying dormant for 6,000 years. With lava from the volcano now moving slow enough for up to 10,000 visitors to see it up close, ...

Bars may have been shut for almost half a year and now that they are back – even just outdoors – no time is wasted. A series of events are on the ...

In this video, we learn about the role of a non-profit organisation called OceanMind in fighting illegal fishing. Illegal and unregulated fishing is one of the greatest threats to marine ...

Psychedelic realities, enigmatic avatars, virtual sex scenes – Alix Norman steps into the future of entertainment at Cyprus’ first VR festival The AVR made me walk into a wall. And out ...

The Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) on Friday announced its participation in a pilot programme for the reduction of single-use plastics (SUPs) in tourism. The project, “Reducing the Consumption and Disposal ...

The International Cyprus Film Days for Children and Youth 2021 presents a fresh and innovative programme in this seventh edition, which is scheduled to be held exclusively online. It is curated ...

This video takes a playful look at how biology has adapted the tiger into the feared animal of prey that it is, and the survival steps to take if you ...

“All bad art is the result of good intentions,” Oscar Wilde once said and one cultural platform has set out to celebrate the mighty Irish writer’s life and work. ...