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The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79 laid waste to Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum where the intense blast of hot gas carbonised hundreds of ancient scrolls in the library of an enormous luxury villa. Now, researchers are launching a global contest to read the charred papyri after demonstrating that an artificial intelligence programme can extract...

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Jupiter is not just a planet, it is a gas giant, and studying its icy moons will also shed new light on the origin of life on our planet and the dynamics between the Sun and the celestial bodies revolving around it. That is the goal of the investigation of the Juice probe, which will be launched from Europe's Kurou spaceport in French Guiana on Apr...

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On March 9th and 10th, a series of bilateral meetings between Italy and the United States were held in Washington. The discussions focused on fundamental physics research topics, perspectives, and projects, that see the two countries engaged in a joint effort through important scientific collaborations. The protagonists of this annual event were It...

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In what is now southern Italy, Pompeii was a bustling metropolis, until an eruption from the mighty volcano Vesuvius engulfed it in ash nearly 2,000 years ago. The stone skeleton of this ancient city has emerged through centuries of excavations – an intriguing glimpse of another time. Yet, at least one-third of the Roman city remains buried, and th...

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Italian oil giant ENI and Commonwealth Fusion System (CFS), a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), signed a new cooperation agreement on Thursday to speed up the industrialization of fusion energy. ENI first invested in CFS in 2018 and is a major shareholder.  Thursday's agreement strengthens the partnership between the tw...

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Alessandro Vespignani, director of the Network Science Institute and Sternberg Family Distinguished Professor at Northeastern, has been elected as a Fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The group is the world’s largest “general scientific society” and publisher of perhaps the most widely recognized prestigious academic...

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Three years ago we released the 200 most common Italian last names in America, Today we've expanded the list from 200 to 300. The ranking includes a diverse collection of names from Amato to Volpe. Coming out tops were 48,126 people registered as Russo. Arthur Himler, managind editor of the US World Herald admits "We're the only website able to pro...

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Italy's foreign population stood at just over 6 million at the start of 2022, marking a rise of 88,000 over the previous year according to the 28th annual report on migration presented by the ISMU Foundation in Milan on Wednesday. Irregular immigrants accounted for 8.4% of the total foreign population, down from 519,000 at the start of 2021 to 506,...

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From climate change to “nutriscore”, from labels with the “Health Warning” to fake news, from the energy crisis to unfair competition on the markets, to support Italian agri-food in facing these new global challenges arrive the research and international scientific communication on geographical indications, which, from food to wine, no longer repre...

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Genoa, Italy, is a hidden gem filled with palaces showcasing Gothic architecture, cobblestone streets, and historic shops and restaurants all overlooking the Ligurian Sea. But there might be even more history in Genoa than meets the eye. Construction workers recently unearthed an ancient stove that dates back about 2,000 years to the year 300, acco...

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