Why did cats have bizarre faces in medieval manuscripts?

Why did cats have bizarre faces in medieval manuscripts?
Strange faces with human features, elongated or flattened bodies: why don’t cats in medieval manuscripts resemble real ones? The particular ...

Maneuver, more expensive cigarettes up to 1.5 euros per pack: when the increase starts

Manovra, sigarette più care fino a 1,5 euro a pacchetto: quando scatta l’aumento
From 1 January 2026 smoking will cost more. This is one of the certainties that emerge from the new maneuver ...

Digital assets increasingly at the center of institutional portfolios

Digital assets increasingly at the center of institutional portfolios
According to global research on digital assets and emerging technologies conducted by State Street, a major financial services provider, a ...

In Italy, young people leave their parents’ home at 30: the average age is among the highest in Europe

In Italy, young people leave their parents' home at 30: the average age is among the highest in Europe
In Italy, young people leave their parents’ home on average at around the age of 30, well above the European ...

Hello businesses, health awaiting

Manovra, rinvio per plastic e sugar tax: imprese salve, salute in attesa
Another year of respite for businesses: the 2026 Budget once again freezes the plastic tax and the sugar tax, postponing ...

Why we call them “chain letters”: origin and meaning of the name

Why we call them “chain letters”: origin and meaning of the name
Chain letters have this name because in the past they were used to send religious messages with the suggestion to ...

which Regions go to the most money

Nuove risorse per la riparazione delle strade: a quali Regioni vanno più soldi
An extraordinary plan worth over 1 billion euros to repair Italy’s roads. These are the resources allocated by the Ministry ...

Take it in stride, the origin and meaning of the saying: why it is said that way

Take it in stride, the origin and meaning of the saying: why it is said that way
Being “caught in the act” or “caught in the act” is perhaps a slightly curious expression, this very ancient way ...

Domestic humanoid robots are not yet in common use despite having existed for 30 years: here’s why

Domestic humanoid robots are not yet in common use despite having existed for 30 years: here's why
When the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner exceeded two and a half million units sold in 2008, it seemed like the ...

better than the EU despite ECB neutrality

real estate in the red with quarterly reports and doubts about rates
Flat week for the Italian real estate sector, which performs well below the sector at a European level, despite the ...