Articles by Vittoria Traverso

Trade wars, papal rebellion, or salty hams. Why does central Italian bread have no salt?

Apparently pirates spent some of their free time reading about sea voyages.

The fossil record of the southern continent has much to offer.

New research is showing just how coveted meteoritic iron was in the Bronze Age.

Thanks to a visualization tool being used to develop stem cell therapies.

A "dolphin census" proved that they weren't just on holiday.

Science, please meet this bevy of unusual creatures.

Amphoras and anchors at a popular stop on east-west trade routes.

Archaeologists think that calf's foot jelly was its signature dish.

The discovery of Kepler-90i was made possible with artificial intelligence.

It acts a lot like a bee.

One of them was entangled with a dinosaur feather.

Archaeologists believe they were spoils of war.

It's not because it's getting into the holiday spirit.

The U.K. artist Kate McLean is trying to preserve our olfactory memory.

The famed scientist was known for his habit of using walls as sketchpads.

It's so unique that paleontologists initially doubted its authenticity.

Experts in Norway are asking the public to help tell if it is a name or something more sinister.

A bright, shining example of "predator education."

Speleologists and cave enthusiasts are dying to see just how far it all goes.

The 1380 Wrocław Beer War was a medieval Bohemian battle royale.

At a retirement home in Germany, 109 South African Krugerrands in an unexpected place.

A satisfying explanation is elusive.

An upcoming exhibition surfaces artifacts from the movement’s hidden history.