Environment

Israel on Sunday broadened its search for the ship behind an oil spill that blackened its beaches with tar after investigators ruled out one of the suspected tankers. An Israeli ...

Dr Dario Pontiggia The European Union has put sustainability and the environment at the heart of its future. This commitment is backed up with an unprecedented financial package: €1.8 trillion. Of ...

The world is addicted to concrete, and it’s making climate change a lot worse. But there’s a new generation of futuristic, sustainable building materials in the pipeline. This ...

The weather is getting warmer, restrictions are starting to loosen and some events are returning. The Mind, Body & Spirit Festival (MBS) takes place annually, once in Nicosia and once ...

March at the Nicosia Municipal Art Centre begins with an art exhibition. Titled Seeking Roots, it brings together 18 artists born in the 1990s, who delve into the concept of identity ...

Vinylio Wine Etc, a popular Limassol-based bar that frequently organises live music evenings and fiestas, continues to entertain its fans even virtually. This Saturday, it’s hosting a Vintage Jazz ...

This video presents a project by Rainforest Connection, which is helping to put a stop to illegal logging in Indonesia and 11 other countries. Planted high in jungle treetops, used cell ...

Art is back. As measures are slowly lifted, the local art world can finally dust itself off and return to the spotlight. This March and April, the collective exhibition DUST ...

The fisheries department said no signs of tar have been seen on the Cypriot coastline, as neighbouring Israel is dealing with what has been described as one of the worst ...

Engomi municipality recycled the most household waste per capita in the Nicosia district in 2020, the municipality said on Thursday citing official data from Green Dot. Green Dot Cyprus is responsible ...

This video explores the impact of natural regeneration or “rewilding” in our fight against climate change. Rewilding is an approach to conservation founded on the idea that nature knows best ...

There is nothing quite like the endorphins experienced when listening to live music and with the pandemic locking down bars, music venues and theatres for most of the past year, ...

The ocean is the largest ecosystem on Earth, but it’s still mostly unexplored, and referred to as ‘inner space’. This is partially due to the challenges of ocean exploration, ...

Helen Kirwan, an artist currently in residence as part of the Cyprus Academy of Arts Residency Programme, is launching a new project of live online performances titled Performance art in ...

In its first live concert since early December last year, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra will return to theatres across Paphos, Limassol and Larnaca this month to perform a series of ...

The endangered Cyprus grass snake has been found in two areas of the Macheras forest park, unknown until now, it emerged on Tuesday. The Cyprus grass snake (Natrix natrix cypriaca) ...

The Vikings suffered many hardships living in the north of Europe: long, cold winters and, most importantly, a potentially crippling lack of sunlight. Fortunately for these warrior people… they could ...

With spring right around the corner and restrictions being slowly lifted, art is ready to pop up in the capital city once again! The Nicosia Pop Up Festival, organised annually ...

The results of a study carried out for the first time show there is a high level of lead at the southern tip of the Larnaca wetlands which will very ...

Energy labels for four categories of electrical appliances will change from March 1 under new EU regulations, the government’s energy service said on Monday. The new grading system will phase ...

By this time of the year, with just under a month until the big annual Limassol carnival, preparations are typically in full swing. Marching groups are set with their costumes, ...

In this video, National Geographic’s Mariana van Zeller speaks with Joe Exotic, a former zoo operator and convicted felon, now serving a 22-year sentence in a US federal prison, ...

What will the cities of the future look like? By 2050, the world’s population is expected to reach 9.7 billion and nearly 70 per cent of these people are expected to live ...

This video follows Texas State Aquarium’s rescue operation, which is saving hundreds of cold-stunned sea turtles as the state continues to battle icy temperatures. The Aquarium has received more ...