Italy is a great country for nature lovers, providing varied landscapes ranging from the blue waters of the Mediterranean and Adriatic to forests filled with ancient trees, grasslands, and multiple ...

Brown bears are not pets. Yet, a small bear population in the Apennines has shown unusually gentle behavior toward humans for centuries. Now, a genome study reveals: This change is not just ...

It has gotten so hot in Italy, even the animals can’t take it. It has gotten so hot in Italy, even the animals can’t take it. The country is in the midst of an early summer of a heat wave, with ...

While much has been written about the race to modernize industry and agriculture in fascist Italy, the history of animal husbandry during this period has largely been overlooked by scholars. The ...