Percussion Flaking Even Before Stone Age: Bone Tools Crafted From Elephant Remains Challenges Understanding of Early Humans

Medicine & Technology Sep 02, 2021

A discovery from Italy reveals that bone tools were existent since the Lower Paleolithic period. The bone tools that were earlier than stone works were crafted from the remains of the now-extinct straight-tusked-elephants.

COVID-19 Antibodies: Immune Cells Found Active 9 Months After Italian Town Tests Positive for SARS-CoV-2

Jul 20, 2021

A new study on COVID-19 suggests that antibodies against the coronavirus are active 9 months in people after being infected. Strong evidence of the antibody research were recorded from Vo, a town in Italy that had the most positive cases at the early surge of the pandemic.

Da Vinci's Geneology Record Complete, 14 Descendants of Leonardo's Family Living Today

Jul 08, 2021

Experts from Italy have already completed Leonardo da Vinci's family tree. The genealogy reveals 14 living descendants in the present day.

Infinity Pool Believed as Gateway to Another Realm Unearthed, Reveals Bronze Age Religious Rituals

Jul 01, 2021

An ancient infinity pool unearthed in Italy was believed to be a significant part of a religious attempt to have a glance of another realm.

Genomes Discovery Changes View on Bronze Age Italy's Societal Organization and Ancestry

May 11, 2021

Genomes with Steppe-related ancestry were found on various archeological sites in Italy. It changed the views of the Italian Peninsula's ancient history.

Remains of 9 Neanderthals Found Near Rome, Offering Insights on Prehistoric Population

May 09, 2021

Archaeologists found the remains belonging to nine Neanderthals in a cave near Rome, with the discovery offering new insights on prehistoric life in what is now the Italian peninsula.

Italy's Mount Etna Spews Ash and Smoke in New Eruption

Feb 16, 2021

Mount Etna, sitting on the east coast of Sicily in Italy, has spewed ash and smoke in a new eruption on Tuesday, February 16.

Flat Earther Couple Tries to Sail to the Edge of the World, Rescued by Maritime Doctor

Sep 11, 2020

An Italian flat earther couple who sailed to the edge of the world during lockdown was rescued by a migrant rescue vessel and now forced to quarantine.

Italian Island Mysteriously Spared from COVID-19

Jul 27, 2020

Experts are baffled how an island in Italy, one of the countries with record-high coronavirus cases, could have been spared from the deadly virus. Could genes have something to do with this mystery or was it pure luck?

Lava Bombs Scatter as Italy's Stromboli Volcano Erupts Once Again

Jul 20, 2020

Italy's Stromboli volcano erupted on Sunday, July 19, without any warning. Watch as the volcano spews out lava bombs from its crater.

Italy Nears Herd Immunity As Over Half of Its Covid-19 Epicenter's Population Tested Positive for Antibodies

Jun 10, 2020

Health authorities confirmed that Italy's epicenter, Lombardy, confirmed that more than 50% of its citizens are positive for COVID-19 antibodies. Mayor orders for the region to recover through a 'renaissance program.'

Is Coronavirus Weakening? Know What Experts Have to Say

Jun 02, 2020

Italian doctors claim that the coronavirus is becoming less potent compared to when it first infected the world, but some experts disagree with this notion.

People Possess Different Types of Antibodies That Fight COVID-19

May 07, 2020

Chinese researchers found out that there are different types of antibodies in patients who had COVID-19. Some may have three types while others only have one, but all of them last two weeks.

Italian Scientists Claim the World's First COVID-19 Vaccine That Can Neutralize Coronavirus in Human Cells

May 05, 2020

According to the tests carried out at Rome's infectious-disease Spallanzani Hospital, an Italian coronavirus vaccine has antibodies generated in mice that work on human cells.

Doctors Say COVID-19 Began in France in December Suggesting Coronavirus Circulated in Europe Earlier than Previously Thought

May 04, 2020

Medical professionals in France have discovered that COVID-19 began spreading in the country last December. It is a must for them to track the first person to acquire the disease to know more about it.