Italy
Italy May Need to Import Olive Oil After Extreme Weather Decimates Local Crops
This year's harvest is down 57 percent, and may force the nation to import its treasured olive oil from other parts of the Mediterranean
Site Where Julius Caesar Was Stabbed Will Finally Open to the Public
The curia in Pompey's Theater where Caesar died in the Largo di Torre Argentina is currently a fenced-off feral cat colony
In the Fair City of Verona, Star-Cross'd Lovers Want to Believe in 'La Casa di Giulietta'
The number of visitors to this self-proclaimed Shakespearean “city of love” typically swells during the week around Valentine’s Day
The Father of American Pizza Is Not Who We Thought He Was
New research suggests pizza came to the U.S. earlier than 1905, spread by pizza evangelist Filippo Milone
A Culinary History of Panettone, the Italian and South American Christmas Treat
The holiday pastry has been a multicultural phenomenon since the very beginning
The Leaning Tower of Pisa Has Gotten a Little Straighter
Engineers announced that the famed structure’s tilt has reduced by about 1.5 inches
The Eruptions of an Italian Supervolcano Seem to Follow a Pattern
And a new study suggests that Campi Flegrei could be entering a new phase of activity, though a major eruption in the near future is unlikely
The Physics of a Perfect Pizza
It takes just the right amount of heat and conduction to turn dough into the perfect Roman Margherita pizza
Venice Museums Re-Open After the City's Worst Flood in a Decade
How Venice and its cultural institutions will battle rising sea levels in the future is a larger question
Prehistoric Wine Reveals Missing Pieces of Ancient Sicilian Culture
In a 5,000 year-old jar, archaeologists discovered the remnants of wine
Taste Your Way Through Italy, One Ingredient-Specific Museum at a Time
The Emilia Romagna region has 25 food museums, each dedicated to a beloved food item – ranging from balsamic vinegar to Parmesan cheese
21 Years After Fire, Shroud of Turin Chapel Restored to Former Glory
The space, originally designed by priest and mathematician Guarino Guarini, includes a spectacular and intricate wood and marble dome
Caravaggio May Have Died of Infected Sword Wound, Not Syphilis
The Italian Old Master had a notoriously mercurial temperament and was forced to flee Rome in 1606 after killing his rival in a duel
Why the Legend of Medieval Pope Joan Persists
The mythical female pope is back in the news as an academic uses medieval coins to look for physical evidence of her reign
Was Mona Lisa's Enigmatic Smile Caused by a Thyroid Condition?
Doctor theorizes that the sitter's lank hair, weak smile and yellowing skin point to post-pregnancy hypothyroidism
Like a Reverse Atlantis, This Legendary Harbor Ended When Its Sea Route Dried Up
Researchers believe the changing environment doomed ‘Portus Pisanus,’ a harbor once considered lost to time
How Italy Used Human Torpedoes to Attack British Ships
On December 16, 1941, the Italian navy launched a daring attack on three British ships outside Alexandria harbor
Physics Reveals How to Break Spaghetti Cleanly In Two
Our collective culinary nightmare is over
View the Uffizi’s Ancient Treasures From Afar, in 3D
A new website has digitized 300 objects from the Florence gallery’s Greek and Roman collection
Why Roman Emperors Were More Likely to Be Assassinated During Droughts
Low rainfall leads to poor harvests, starving troops, more mutinies and higher risk of regicide
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