Environment

The northern Adriatic island of Krk, among the biggest in Croatia, looks headed towards energy self-sufficiency by the end of the decade in what environmentalists say is an example for ...

Globally, around 100 million people live within one metre of a high-tide level, and by the end of the century scientists predict that sea levels will rise beyond that point. In ...

World music, live performances and a percussions workshop for children are coming up at Rialto Theatre this July. Throughout the month, local musicians will take to the Rialto Open-air stage ...

By Mary Spyrou Members of the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) have rescued a young owl that that had had a run-in with a dog and suffered a broken wing ...

Using poison to control rat populations has a huge impact up the food chain. Providing nest boxes to help a natural rat-catcher is an ecological solution Two social media posts – ...

In large cities, it is common to refer to geographical locations as a point of direction, like London’s Southbank for example. In Cyprus’ small cities, it is a rare ...

A 250-year-old house in a leafy Czech village was a chance for Milan Starec to get his family out of the city. It has also put him in the middle ...

By Colin Packham The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of World Heritage Sites that are “in danger”, a United Nations panel said on Tuesday, drawing an ...

Take a real journey into the past in upcoming interactive exhibition in a prehistoric world. ELENI PHILIPPOU prepares to meet a T-rex The prehistoric world of enormous dinosaurs is fascinating. ...

What do trees talk about, and how do they carry on their ‘conversations’? In this video, we head to the Douglas fir forests of Canada, to discover how trees communicate ...

Next Thursday, July 1, was supposed to be a day of celebration for Tesla: the opening of its new high-volume electric vehicle production plant in the tranquil German municipality of Gruenheide, ...

The pioneering Space Shuttle programme flew a total of 135 missions, making it the core of US crewed spaceflight efforts for nearly four decades. The first orbital test flight, STS-1, carried ...

Mushrooms can feed, heal and even clothe us. One couple is determined that the not-so-humble fungus should have a wider audience In a country where the supermarket reigns supreme, convincing ...

Imagine everything you need within a short walk from your house: that is the concept behind the 15-minute city. In places like Cyprus, this may seem like no big deal, ...

In this video, we learn how Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) might just revolutionise the energy sector as we know it. CSP is produced using a large number of mirrors that ...

A strategic study is to be ready in ten months for an integrated development plan for the Tylliria area in the north-west of the island. Commissioner for Development of Mountain ...

Cyprus hopes to tap some €1.2 billion from the EU’s Resilience and Recovery Facility, in exchange for which it pledges to implement a series of reforms. But it’s a ...

Reducing food waste should be a priority, agriculture ministry permanent secretary Andreas Gregoriou said on Saturday while attending the award ceremony for a sustainable gastronomy competition. Yearly statistics show that 1.3 ...

Five months after the implementation of the ‘pay as you throw’ waste management system, Aglandjia municipality has reduced its rubbish by 1,396 tonnes, the municipality said on Saturday. In a written ...

6×6 Centre for Photography is hosting the first-ever GuruShots exhibition in Cyprus at the beginning of July. GuruShots is the world’s greatest photography game that connects, inspires and educates photo ...

Geothermal energy – used in over 20 countries, in particular the US and Iceland – is the heat that comes from the sub-surface of the earth, contained in the rocks and fluids beneath ...

The Paphos International Film Festival (PIFF) returns for the 6th year with open-air film screenings from June 25 to 27. The city’s leading film festival makes a comeback with screenings of ...

Places and Landscapes as seen by Cyprus and Athens-based artist Sophia Papacosta will go on display at the Culture centre of Phaneromenis70 in old Nicosia as of June 25. “The exhibited ...

The Paphos Municipal Philharmonic orchestra will put on a musical walk through the town on Saturday to mark World Music Day, celebrated around the world on June 21. “With a joyful ...