40 years ago the Palermo Maxi Trial: when the Italian judiciary dealt a severe blow to the mafia
The Palermo maxi-trial was the largest criminal trial against the mafia, and was celebrated (in the three levels of judgement) ...
There is a flag that changes several times in a year: it is that of the independent Republic of Uzipis
Among all the flags in the world, there is one that is particularly interesting because it changes four times a ...
Tommaso Buscetta: the “boss of two worlds” who revealed the secrets of Cosa Nostra to magistrates
Tommaso Buscetta, born in Palermo in 1928 and died in Miami in 2000, was a mafia boss and collaborator of ...
In Micronesia there is an island without colors: how genetics took them away from the island of Pingelap
Pingelap Atoll is a small atoll in Micronesia, just under 2 km in size2with a unique characteristic in the world: ...
71 years ago the first metro in Italy connected Termini to EUR: the history of Rome’s Metro B
Today marks the 71st anniversary of the opening of the first metro in Italy: Metro B in Rome. Originally designed ...
Do you say pregnant or pregnant women? Here’s what Italian grammar says
A recurring grammatical error in the Italian language is that of saying or writing “pregnant women” (or even “pregnant women”) ...
How many dogs and cats are there in Italian families?
22% of Italian families have at least one dog, a figure which has been growing in recent years, while 17% ...
The science behind ice hockey: the rules of the most fast-paced sport of the 2026 Olympics
Ice hockey is one of the most intense and fascinating sports we will see at the Winter Olympic Games. Speed, ...
Elderly and digital, a challenge in the use of the Internet: only 31.4% of over 75s use it
Civic participation does not automatically grow with digital. This is shown by ISTAT data on the 2024 permanent population census: ...
What is the brunette, the seductive Venetian mask without a mouth: because she was mute
We all associate February with Carnival, a holiday that is still very much felt throughout the peninsula. However, there are ...
