The tortuous path of the new Italian seismic hazard map has hit another roadblock. Nature Italy has learned that the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV) has completed the internal ...

Seismologists often say that earthquakes do not kill people, buildings do, when they collapse because of a shock that they were not designed to withstand. An earthquake-prone country such as Italy ...

Explore the intricate genetic structure within the Italian population, revealing distinct Northern and Southern groups. In spite of the common belief of Europe as reasonably homogeneous at genetic ...

Giorgia Meloni, Brothers of Italy party leader, is on course to become prime minister after a landslide election win for her coalition. Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP After Italy's right-wing alliance ...

Firefighters are working to put out wildfires across southern Italy and in parts of the north on Monday. Photo by Federico SCOPPA / AFP Hundreds of people have been evacuated as extreme temperatures ...

Italy’s political map is a lot less colorful than it used to be. Whereas in previous elections the main parties had pockets of support across the peninsula, the March 4 vote resulted in a wave of anti ...