Articles by Vittoria Traverso

His chestnut forest is home to thousands of hens.

It was once common across rural Italy.

A team of Italian divers is growing basil, tomatoes, and strawberries.

It's a competitive team sport.

Mauro Morandi has been the sole resident of Budelli, Italy, for decades, but that time may be coming to an end.

Good news for the future of Adélie penguins.

"Bust of a Woman" would have soared 100 feet over Tampa.

The disease may have been relatively common in the 16th century.

The ancient relative of a popular (but invasive) pet.

It was probably lost by a medieval pilgrim on his way to the Holy Land.

Another wonder from a wild place now left unprotected.

The photographer Eleonora Costi spent the last four years tracking down her country's crumbling treasures.

One researcher called them "planktonic chameleons."

New research shows that Atlantic sixgills are distinct from their Indo-Pacific cousins.

The leather items are considered to be the only surviving examples from the Roman era.

The Spanish master painted his 1902 masterpiece "The Crouching Woman" over a landscape composition.

"They’ll definitely be tasted, but we’re taking our time.”

The white-letter hairstreak has been creeping north with warming temperatures.

Why were these Mesolithic skulls mounted on stakes?

They may have more to do with the sun than with arachnids.

Bottled water or thermos—pick a side.

Flattie spiders can do the equivalent of a triple axel in the blink of an eye.

Who knew hydrothermal vents make such great nurseries?

They may have served as a refuge for some species when the area was deforested.