Italian instrument aboard BepiColombo switched on and ready to study Mercury
Simbio-Sys, developed with support from the Italian Space Agency, has taken its first image and shown that it is working properly.
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Autonomous robots and artificial intelligence to help protect wildlife in the Dolomites
The European WildBotics project, coordinated by the Bruno Kessler Foundation, aims to monitor wild animals more precisely and less invasively.
University of Florence climbs in Times Higher Education world university rankings
The Italian institution is now among the top 16.3% of almost 2,300 universities assessed in 118 countries.
Vesuvius eruption that destroyed Pompeii helps refine dating of Earth’s history
A study involving the University of Padua used the eruption of AD 79 to make a geological dating method about twice as precise.
Kimi Antonelli, 20, extends his lead in the Formula 1 world championship
The Italian driver finished second at the Malaysian Grand Prix and now leads by 84 points, with a chance of becoming the youngest champion ever.