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Dolphins Have Different Whistles Based on Their Environment
Genetics have little influence on the differences between dolphin whistles, but location and population demographics play an important role
This Ancient Roman Statue Embodies the 'Perfect' Man. But Was It Stolen?
Italy wants a Roman replica of "Doryphoros" in the Minneapolis Institute of Art returned
Italian Art Police Recovered a Long-Lost Titian. But Is It Really the Renaissance Master's Work?
The recently confiscated painting is worth an estimated $7 million
Who Was Pinocchio's Mysterious Blue-Haired Fairy?
Author Carlo Collodi may have drawn inspiration from one—or a few—female figures in his life
The Real Story of Pinocchio Tells No Lies
Forget what you know from the cartoon. The 19th-century story, now in a new translation, was a rallying cry for universal education and Italian nationhood
A Ukrainian Band Just Won the World's Most Popular Song Competition
Kalush Orchestra’s “Stefania” is a tribute to the frontman’s mother—and the group’s embattled motherland
Wild Boars Are Ransacking Rome
The Italian government plans to cull the population after at least one animal tested positive for a contagious swine fever
Archaeologists Unearth 3,000-Year-Old Giant Statues in Sardinian Necropolis
The seven-foot statues have expressionless faces—and a mysterious history
Flooded by Tourists, Venice to Start Charging Access Fees
The pilot program to limit tourist access to the “Floating City” is voluntary—for now
An Ancient 'Harbor' Was Actually a Sacred Pool Designed for Scanning the Stars
Archaeologists think the devotional zone was dedicated to the god Ba'al
Why Was Erotic Art So Popular in Ancient Pompeii?
A new exhibition spotlights 70 examples of sensual imagery discovered in the Roman city
A Museum in Rome Narrates Italian History Through Cookbooks and Kitchenware
Reopening this spring, Garum explores more than 500 years of local culinary traditions
Meet Spot, the Dog-Like Robot Roaming the Ruins of Pompeii
The bot, built by Boston Dynamics, can navigate difficult terrains that humans can't access safely
Why Archaeologists Virtually Reconstructed an Ancient House in Pompeii
The team hopes to simulate how visitors would have experienced the space and gain a stronger understanding of the motivation behind Roman designs
3-D Scans Show 30,000-Year-Old Stone Sculpture Dug Up in Austria Likely Came From Italy
Scientists suspect an ancient limestone carving known as the Venus of Willendorf traveled hundreds of miles across the Southern Alps
Why Donatello Was a Father of the Renaissance
A blockbuster exhibition in Florence argues that the Italian sculptor deserves to be a household name on par with Michelangelo and Raphael
Imported Lead Ingots Offer Evidence of Complex Bronze Age Trade Networks
A new analysis of shipwrecked metals inscribed with Cypro-Minoan markings suggests the objects originated in Sardinia, some 1,550 miles away from Cyprus
How Italy Is Bringing Its Rustic Villages Back to Life
Take a photographic tour through the country's effort to revitalize its rural towns
Italian Scientists Create Rising Pizza Dough Without Yeast
Exposing the dough to high-pressure gasses can create a similar rise as fermentation
You Know Artemisia Gentileschi—Now Learn About These Other Renaissance Women Artists
An exhibition on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts focuses on Italian women artists who held their own in the male-dominated art world
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