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 ...
How planned genetic diversity is evolving the banana
People go bananas for bananas, but in some countries, like Australia, a lack of genetic diversity has put the beloved natural snack at risk of extinction.
Grown in more than 150 ...
Climate leaders’ summit: the last-chance saloon
You can tuck your head between your knees and kiss your target of ‘not-more-than-1.5-degrees-Celsius-warming’ goodbye.
Trump is out and Biden is in, and you will hear a lot of ...
How a professional beekeeper removes hives from homes
In this video, we meet Erika Thompson, the professional beekeeper behind the company Texas Beeworks. As we learn, she’s been called to carry out many beehive removals in unwanted ...
The intrigue of being live and online at the same time
In a theatre event that could be a symbol of things to come Melissa Hekkers found herself enjoying a stage show while glued to her phone. The two combined to ...
Four ways that Artificial Intelligence can help us tackle climate change
In this BBC Ideas video, Simon Redfern of the University of Cambridge’s Earth Sciences department, explains how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help us adapt to climate change, in the ...
Earth Day cleanup in Strovolos park
Celebrated annually on April 22, Earth Day supports environmental protection and aims to raise awareness about the planet. Going eco-friendly is one of the latest and biggest movements of the times. ...
US, other countries deepen climate goals at Earth Day summit (Update 2)
The United States and other countries hiked their targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions at a global climate summit hosted by President Joe Biden, an event meant to resurrect US ...
US to double public climate finance to developing countries by 2024
The United States on Thursday said it will boost public climate finance to help poor countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate, doubling funding by 2024 from ...
The Take Away Project serving street food, drinks and music
As events are still a bit thin on the ground something else is coming to Nicosia this week. The Take Away Project is a simple concept and its title sums ...
Live music… on the pavement
Desperate times call for desperate measures. And some hospitality venues have had to find alternative solutions to survive. Kafeneio Valitsa, a small café-bar on Trikoupi street, has spread just ...