Scientists have reconstructed the head of an ancient human relative from 1.5 million year-old fossilized bones and teeth. But the face staring back is complicating scientists' understanding of early ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

Rome is often treated as the ultimate benchmark for Italian and European cuisine. Its pasta dishes, street food, and historic ...

The Apennine brown bear, Ursus arctos marsicanus, exists nowhere else on Earth. Genetic evidence shows that this population ...

From the Year of Italian Roots to small-town revival, US descendants are driving Italy’s heritage tourism boom and reshaping travel beyond cities ...

Researchers find Apennine brown bears evolved into a smaller, less aggressive animal after centuries of coexistence with ...

While bear attacks seem to have become a significant problem in Japan—with the country going as far as deploying the army —new research reveals that an Italian bear species has evolved to be less ...

A MAN described as a “crucial witness” in a chilling investigation which claims wealthy Europeans paid to shoot civilians for ...

Brown bears living close to Italian villages have quietly rewritten the usual script of human–wildlife conflict. Over ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Dec. 12 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV urged Italy's intelligence officials on Friday to ground national security in ethical principles and cautioned that efforts to preserve peace must not trump human dignity ...