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Artificial intelligence is now being used to help animals, addressing the complex challenge of wildlife conservation, particularly in areas like Italian nature reserves. A new experimental project, developed in collaboration with the University of L'Aquila and the Salviamo l’Orso association, has created Wadas: the Wild Animal Detection and Alert S...

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The news is official, L'Aquila is the Italian capital of culture 2026. The Minister of Culture Sangiuliano made the announcement, but the city was elected by a special commission which chose it from among ten finalists. After Pesaro and Agrigento, which obtained the victory for 2024 and 2025 respectively, it is now the turn of the Abruzzo capital....

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In the near future of healthcare, logistical efficiency could be impacted by the widespread and systematic use of drones, transforming the sky into a new distribution infrastructure. Imagining that a blood bag or a life-saving drug could travel several hundred meters above the ground and land with precision (with use cases ranging from islands to m...

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Pettorano sul Gizio is a medieval mountain town full of alleys, watchful cats and wooden doors locked sometime in the last century. In the lower parts of town, rustic charm turns into abandonment – branches grow out of walls and roofs have fallen in. The only bar closed at Christmas, after the owner died. Some “For Sale” signs have been up so long...

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Giulio Esposito’s father Elia immigrated to America from Tortoreto, Abruzzo where he had a butcher shop.His mother Giannina Tarquinio was born in America in West Virginia; although she was on a visit to Italy when she met and fell in love with her future husband. Once Giannina returned to the United States, the immigration process for Elia began an...

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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...

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In 2023, the carbon intensity of the Italian economy was 0.12 kg CO₂e per dollar of GDP, almost a third lower than the G20 average. The United States, despite being one of the world’s most advanced economies, has an intensity of 0.24 kg CO₂e/$, twice that of Italy. Despite being the second largest manufacturer in the European Union, Italy ranks onl...

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Arrosticini (also known as rustelle or arrustelle in the local dialects) are a typical dish from Abruzzo. They consist of skewers made from small cubes of lamb meat, 1-2 cm on each side, seasoned with a pinch of salt and grilled over an open flame on a rustellara, a special long and narrow grill designed to cook them over the fire while preserving...

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These days marks the twentieth anniversary of the Associazione Nazionale degli Alberghi Diffusi, which embraces and protects these hotels integrated with the landscape, offering many options for all types of travelers, for all budgets: a truly Italian invention. Farmhouses, refuges, trulli, masserie, and cabins. In the countryside, high altitudes,...

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Yes — they’re still available. If you’re worried that there are no more towns in Italy left selling homes for one euro, or a little over a dollar, don’t be. One town that’s been low key selling homes for the price of a coffee is about to release another tranche of real estate — and the process is even better for buyers than what you might be used t...

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