Young Girls Who Met on a Ship Sailing for America 75 Years Ago are Reunited: 'I could never forget her'
Lena and Yolanda were young girls when they met on a 14-day ocean crossing toward Ellis Island. Now they are reunited as forever friends.
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Researchers Found Ancient Village Remarkably-Preserved by Vesuvius Eruption, 2,000 Years Before Pompeii
2,000 years before Pompeii, an Early Bronze Age village was perfectly preserved— then hidden for 4 millennia—after Mount Vesuvius erupted.
The Wholesome Moment an Italian Boy is Politely Invited to Peer Inside His Dream Sports Car
The owner encouraged the boy to come inside the car and check it out and snagged a cell video of his reaction.
Chinese Company Ships Crates of Masks to Italy Covered in Italian Poetry: We Are 'Leaves of the Same Tree'
Chinese electronics company Xiaomi sent crates filled with protective masks to Italy and stapled loving roman poetry on the sides.
Babies Mixed Up in Hospital, But Then Families Decide to Raise Them Together and They're All Best Friends Now
A hopsital mistake Mazara del Vallo in Sicily meant that Caterina Alagna and Melissa Fodera, both 23, were raised by the wrong mothers.
Young Woman Makes a Special Pouch For Her Cat to Take Him Traveling Around Italy - His Favorite Hobby
Doina Muravschi and her cat Bounty travel all over Italy, as he enjoys going on bike rides and even mountaineering in his special backpack.
Mesmerizing Aerial Photos Are Amazing Winners in the Drone Photo Awards (LOOK)
Winners were announced in the 2021 Drone Photo Awards in Siena with amazing pics in 8 categories of aerial photography.
Renaissance Masterpiece Found Hanging in 90-Year-Old Woman's Bedroom
A London auctioneer discovered a Renaissance painting in an old woman's bedroom that just sold at auction for around $320,000.
First Ever Commute in The Jetson Flying Car - CEO Says it Can Make You a Pilot in 5 Minutes
A company owner has completed the 'first ever' commute in an $83,000 (£68,000) space-age flying car by Jetson in Tuscany.
World's First CO2 Battery to Offer Long-Duration Energy Storage at Half the Cost
Energy Dome successfully launched a CO2 battery facility that uses carbon dioxide to store renewable energy at utility-scale on the grid.
Innovative Italian Invents River Cleaner That Grabs Trash Using Water's Current
Scalable to any river size, the River Cleanup buoys can filter oil or trash, and have no impact on river navigability or habitability.
Small Town is Giddy With Excitement That it Appears in Background of World's Most Famous Portrait-the Mona Lisa
Laterina, in the province of Arezzo, sits on a river called the Arno in a valley where Da Vinci worked for the cardinal Cesare Borgia
Volcanic Microbe Discovered Can Eat CO2 'Astonishingly Quickly' to Cut Climate-Heating Gases
Scientists hope to be able to harness the creature's powers to create carbon-capture ponds to aid in pulling CO2 out of the atmosphere.
A Fisherman's Underwater Sculptures Have Stopped Illegal Trawling - Bringing Art and Biodiversity Back to Italian Bay
Looking for a way to block underwater trawling nets, Paolo the fisherman managed to create an underwater sculpture garden in Tuscany.
Inflatable Floodgates in Venice Named After Moses Save the City for a Second Time
Now used twice in a month, the MOSE flood defense system in Venice protects the historic city from flooding of up to 10 feet.
Astonishingly Wealthy Pompeii Home of Two Men Freed from Slavery Reopens to Public
Buried by Vesuvius in 79 CE, the House of the Vettii "tells the story of Roman society," with elegant frescoes flaunting the men's wealth.
Company Unveils Designer Hypercar that Runs on Fuel Made from Plastic
The men pedigree behind the Lamborghini Countach are putting their designs over an engine that runs on converted plastic waste.
Every Penny Thrown into Rome's Trevi Fountain Goes to Help the City's Poor-Over a Million Each Year
The Catholic organization Caritas takes every euro thrown into Rome's famous fountain and funds dozens of poverty relief efforts.
Historic Italian Town Will Pay You $30,000 to Move There - Near Turquoise Seas and Olive-Clad Hills
The Italian town of Presicce will pay you $30,000 to move there and buy a house in the historic district, just a short drive from the sea.
These 'Invisible' Solar Panels Appear Just Like Historic Italian Terracotta Roofs and Can Help Green Historic Buildings
The terracotta tiles are made from a polymeric compound that lets sunlight in but appears opaque to the human eye.
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