Sustainable Travel

by ITALY | Sun, 12/21/2008 - 03:12

Sharks at a Verona aquarium are being played Christmas carols after a recent American study revealed that fish can recognise melodies.Gardaland Sea Life…

Parma on top for eco-mobility

by ITALY | Thu, 12/18/2008 - 05:02

Parma is the best city in Italy for 'eco-mobility' - a term which encompasses public transport, traffic management, use of eco-friendly vehicles and keeping…

Bad weather returns to Italy

by ITALY | Tue, 12/16/2008 - 04:37

After a brief lull at the weekend, Italy on Monday found itself caught in its third major pre-winter storm in less than a month and there were renewed fears…

Berlusconi hails Italian 'victory' in EU climate deal

by ITALY | Sat, 12/13/2008 - 03:18

Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday said he was satisfied that Italy's requests had been accommodated in a compromise on the European Union's climate package…

Flood alert in Rome as Tiber swells

by ITALY | Sat, 12/13/2008 - 03:14

Civil protection authorities issued a flood alert Friday for areas north of Rome because of the torrential rain over the past two days has swelled the Tiber…

Italy battered by bad weather

by ITALY | Thu, 12/11/2008 - 04:12

Italy on Wednesday found itself battered by a major pre-winter storm with heavy snow in the north and high winds and seas in the south.The storm front moved in…

European Union nearing climate compromise, Frattini

by ITALY | Thu, 12/11/2008 - 04:06

The European Union is making ''important steps forward'' towards a ''balanced'' compromise on its climate package, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said…

Italy stands firm on climate demands

by ITALY | Tue, 12/09/2008 - 06:23

Italy is sticking to its guns over demands to ease the European Union's climate package in light of the global financial crisis, Foreign Minister Franco…

Venice swamped by huge tide

by ITALY | Mon, 12/01/2008 - 09:57

Venice was swamped Monday by one of the highest tides in its history.St Mark's square was submerged under almost a metre of water and the rest of the historic…

Italians in plant growth advance

by ITALY | Mon, 12/01/2008 - 06:32

Italian researchers have made an advance in plant-growth research that promises to stretch roots so more species can grow in arid areas and the fruits of other…