Archaeologists have unearthed an extraordinary collection of ancient treasures at a thermal spa in Tuscany, including bronze snakes, statues, two gold crowns and perfectly preserved eggs. The remarkable finds were discovered at the site of a 2nd century BC springs complex in San Casciano dei Bagni, near Siena in Italy The artefacts had been remarka...

Artificial intelligence has become increasingly central, which is the reason why we have made it a priority on the agenda of the Italian G7 Presidency and in Europe. Its impact affects not only our lives, our societies, our economies, but also international relations and security strategies themselves. Artificial intelligence confronts us with impo...

November 2024 Welcome to Boston, Capital of Italian Creativity in the World for 2024  

Among the most fascinating American cities to host and represent the relationship between Italy and the United States, certainly Boston, Massachusetts, New England is very important. Here past and future, tradition and innovation meet, and Italian creativity is well represented by many researchers and innovators. This year Boston has one more reaso...

The American-Italian Cancer Foundation has presented the 'Special Recognition Award' to Gabriella Pravettoni, director of the Division of Psychoncology at the European Institute of Oncology (IEO) and professor of Decision Psychology at the University of Milan. For the first time, the prestigious award is given to a psychoncologist. The award ceremo...

Between the late 1800s and early 1900s, my great-grandfather Frank Fiorentino was one of 5.5 million people who moved out of Southern Italy to escape the mob, poverty, and disease—and they've been leaving ever since. While tourists flock to Venice and the Amalfi Coast, half of Italy’s small towns are already in an advanced state of abandonment or a...

The annual event of ISSNAF (Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation), which brings together thousands of Italian scientists, academics, and technologists working in laboratories, universities, and research and innovation centers across North America, began today at the Embassy of Italy in Washington. In opening the event, Italy’...

“Italy’s focus on biotechnologyshows our aspiration to play a leading role internationally in developing solutions to major global health challenges. In this regard, the relationship with the United States is of strategic importance for Italy: it was here in Washington that, just a few weeks ago, the interim report on the Working Group for the Inte...

For centuries, scholars have puzzled over the origins of the world’s first writing system. Now, a study by Italian researchers reveals that some of these earliest proto-cuneiform signs may have evolved directly from motifs on prehistoric cylinder seals. The research, published in Antiquity, identified individual symbols carved into ancient Mesopota...

The number of people aged over 100 in Italy has increased by 30% over the past 10 years, while birth rates have continued to decline. There were more than 22,000 Italians in the age bracket between 100 and 104 in 2024, up from just over 17,000 in 2014, according to a report by national statistics bureau ISTAT on Thursday. The vast majority of them...