Eating chips increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with consuming boiled, baked or mashed potatoes, scientists say. An international team of researchers investigating links between potato consumption …

Years ago, I became friends with Dorota, a Pole who had lived in New York for over a decade before returning to her native Poland. We kept in touch, and …

The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem to an earthquake. He asked the quake not to destroy his house: Earthquake, most …

Kalamata Music Days 2025: A Festival Bridging Centuries of SoundFrom medieval chants to experimental jazz, the International Kalamata Music Days returns for its ninth edition from August 24 to September …

Greek sculptor Dimosthenis Tzanakos has gone above and beyond to use his talents to create a piece honouring the legacy of the many Greeks who made the difficult journey to …

Nikos Papastergiadis’s literary non-fiction work John Berger and Me has won the 2025 Michael Crouch Award for a Debut Work in the National Biography Awards. The winner was announced on …

The Greek government has officially recognised the childhood home of legendary composer Mikis Theodorakis in Galatas, Hania, Crete, as a modern monument, the Culture Ministry announced on Tuesday. The 19th-century …

It’s midnight in the Aegean Sea but on the Greek island of Ikaria, in the courtyard of the church of St Elijah, the revelry was barely getting started. Dozens of …

Australia must come to the party with more money to combat climate-related health issues, antimicrobial resistance and future pandemics. That’s the bottom line of research that indicates the well-off nation …

“There is a calm magic to the Greek islands without the onslaught of mass tourists, which makes them unbeatable. We found it in Andros,” says Low Season Traveller in the …