In the heart of the Venetian lagoon, a submerged area has revealed a secret: a brick and wood tank containing about 300 oyster shells, dating back to the first century AD. The discovery, which occurred in the Lio Piccolo locality of Cavallino-Treporti, stands as a unicum in the Italian archaeological landscape and offers a new key to understanding...

The Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia is pleased to host the 2025 edition of the Research and Excellence Night on April 25th, 2025 from 6 to 8 PM at 1818 Market Street, 9th floor, Philadelphia. The agenda: - 6:00 PM: Opening Remarks: Cristiana Mele, Consul General of Italy- 6:10 PM: ISSNAF-PND - Introduction- 6:20 PM: Business Session- How...

On the occasion of Italian Research Day in the World and Earth Day, the Italian Cultural Institute San Francisco, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy and ISSNAF Bay Area Chapter, presents ORA, THE PLANET’S LIMITS, a new project by Imaginarium (Francesca Pasquinucci and Davide Giannoni) featuring live music, storytelling, drawings a...

E-RIHS - European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science(www.e-rihs.eu) provides technologically advanced tools and specialized expertise to explore the secrets of the colors in an ancient painting, analyze the composition of historic textiles or identify archaeological sites. This infrastructure brings together Europe’s most prestigious rese...

Venice and its lagoon could face a future marked by extreme flooding if urgent measures are not taken to counter sea level rise and continued soil subsidence. This is the alarm raised by researchers from theNational Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) who, together with Italian and international entities, have conducted an in-depth analy...

More and more often, we hear about HPC (High-performance computing), computers with superpowers capable of processing enormous amounts of data. A crucial strategic asset, today comparable to the "black gold" of the last century. Just as oil defined geopolitical balances in the 20th century, today supercomputers and quantum technologies are the new...

Venice: the upside-down forest In Sicily, school students work with inmates and learn together Italy reduces greenhouse gas emissions, but not all regions are moving at the same pace Made in Italy: Italian chemistry grows and accounts for 4.4% of the global total Innovation in Italy: AI, ultra-broadband and a chip 10 times faster that consumes les...

Thanks to the sequencing of the genomes of 20 varieties of Sicilian oranges, mutations have been identified that reveal the origin, evolution, and differentiation of the oranges, which are useful for the genetic traceability of red-fleshed oranges. The study was published in the international journal The Plant Genome. The study allows for a clearer...

Italian scientists turn light into a solid. It’s Incredible! Rome Fiumicino airport is the best in Europe for the 8th consecutive year Renewable energy: Italy is fourth in the world among the largest markets for network development projects Pordenone in Friuli Venezia Giulia is the Italian Capital of Culture 2027 La Sapienza University of Rome is...

La Serie A vuole battere la Premier League nella corsa a ospitare le partite di regular season negli Stati Uniti Anche nel 2025 a Toledo in Ohio si terrà il Superbowl italiano Ciao e aloha: la festa Italiana nelle Hawaii L'italoamericano John Giordano è stato nominato Procuratore degli Stati Uniti per il Distretto del New Jersey Un'altra grande sc...