From the Alps to the Antarctic Plateau, precious ice cores carrying the memory of Earth’s past atmosphere are now safely stored at Concordia station in an ice cave designed to preserve mountain ice for future generations of scientists

The event will be held in Florence. BPAI 2026 – International School on Biophotonics and Artificial Intelligence, is an international initiative dedicated to advanced, interdisciplinary study at the critical nexus of two of the most rapidly evolving fields in modern science

The Symposium seeks to reignite the debate on the principle of mutual interdependence between human health and that of other living beings, in light of pressing global challenges, particularly food insecurity, climate change and international health emergencies among which the proliferation of zoonotic diseases (for example, COVID-19, Monkeypox, Ebola and the resurgence of Polio)

The Oued Beht Archaeological Project has been awarded the 2025 Field Discovery Award by the Shanghai Archaeology Forum (SAF), one of the most prestigious international platforms for archaeological research, established by the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). The international team is co-directed by Giulio Lucarini (CNR-ISPC and ISMEO), Cyprian Broodbank (University of Cambridge), and Youssef Bokbot (INSAP)

The PRISM2025 award ceremony took place on Monday, December 15th, 2025, at the Rome headquarters of the National Research Council of Italy. The prize, promoted by the CNR Istituto di Struttura della Materia (Cnr-Ism), is awarded annually by an international jury to two outstanding researchers whose contributions over the past five years have had a significant impact in the field of materials science: the 12025 winners are Kin Fai Mak, Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (PRISM Senior Award) and Wouter Van Gompel of the Hasselt University (PRISM Junior Award)

The Cnr Institute for Research on Innovation and Services for Development (Cnr Iriss) took part in the Italy–Mongolia Business Forum that took place on 2 December 2025 at Villa Madama, Rome. This internationally significant initiative was dedicated to strengthening economic, industrial, and institutional relations between the two countries, with particular attention to sustainable development prospects and cooperation in strategic sectors

Researchers from the Cnr-Imm in Rome and Cnr-Isof in Bologna, together with colleagues from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore (USA), have demonstrated that combining transparent nanomaterials with advanced light imaging techniques enables to explore in-vitro the native morphology of the brain cells

The 2025 edition of the Arctic Circle Assembly has just concluded in Reykjavík. As the leading international gathering dedicated to Arctic issues, the Assembly annually brings together governments, research institutions, NGOs, associations, and businesses to discuss the future of one of the most fragile and strategic regions in the world. Italy played a prominent role through several institutions, including the National Research Council, which via its Institute of Polar Sciences organized the panel 'Changing Arctic Systems: Scientific Insights and Sustainable Solutions'. “Our mission is to understand these changes and translate research into action for the sustainability of the planet", said Giuliana Panieri, Director of Cnr-Isp

In a major advance for quantum science, an international team of researchers has achieved the first-ever observation of Shapiro steps in ultracold atoms. This milestone offers a new window into quantum mechanics in real time and lays the groundwork for advanced quantum sensors and quantum simulation. The findings highlight how quantum effects at the microscopic level can influence and be harnessed in large-scale systems - an idea at the core of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics. The experimental teams are from LENS, CNR-INO, the University of Florence and the UNAM in Mexico and one from the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau