The WOMBlue oceanographic cruise left the harbor of Civitavecchia on Friday, August 1st, aboard Gaia Blu, the research vessel of the National Research Council of Italy

At the 20th International Conference on Internal Friction and Mechanical Spectroscopy (ICIFMS-20), held in Lausanne from July 7–10, 2025, two Zener Medals were awarded: one to Francesco Cordero of Cnr-Ism, head of the AnelSpec laboratory, and one to André Riviere

As part of the APhRICA program (Advanced Physics tRaining and Collaboration with Africa), the first workshop dedicated to Density Functional Theory (DFT) was held in Nairobi from June 30 to July 11. Promoted by CNR-ISM, the event was organized within the framework of the “Physics Without Frontiers” program of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). The workshop took place at the Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) and was attended by students from ICTP-EAIFR in Kigali as well as from other African universities

The IPROMO (International Programme on Research and Training on Sustainable Management of Mountain Areas) Summer School, in its 18th edition, addressed the topic of glaciers and their conservation in the current global change scenario, following the auspices of the “United Nations International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation”. The course, organized by FAO – Mountain Partnership, University of Torino, University of Tuscia, and National Research Council of Italy, was held in the “Centro Studi Alpino” in Pieve Tesino (Trento) and in the town of Ormea (Cuneo), attended 27 participants

A research published on Energy & Environmental Materials has shown that perovskite solar cells can operate efficiently even in aquatic environments, paving the way for innovative underwater energy technologies. The study is the result of a collaboration between the National Research Council of Italy, the University of Rome Tor Vergata and BeDimensional SPA

An international collaboration which involved research teams from Italy, Norway, Sweden and USA has reconstructed the hunting mechanisms of orcas, identifying roles and techniques. The study, published in Current Biology, used drone footage to analyse the behaviour of orcas

A team of researchers of Cnr-Ism has developed a new method to accurately simulate X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) spectra, a powerful technique used to analyze the chemical composition of materials at the atomic level

For the first time in history, two quantum photonic chips developed by the Italian National Research Council of Italy have been launched into space. This milestone was achieved thanks to an international collaboration involving the Cnt Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, the University of Vienna, the Technische Universität München, the German Aerospace Center and other European partners

The 2025 Antiquity Prize, established by the prestigious archaeological journal Antiquity, has been awarded to the study of the Oued Beht site in Morocco. This site has yielded significant evidence of the oldest and most extensive agricultural complex known in Africa outside the Nile Valley, dating from 3400 to 2900 BCE. The discovery underscores the key role of North Africa—particularly the Maghreb—in the late prehistory of the Mediterranean.The findings are the result of the Oued Beht Archaeological Project (OBAP), an international and multidisciplinary initiative launched in 2021 under a scientific cooperation programme

An international study led by the Cnr-Institute of Polar Sciences (Cnr-Isp) and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice has revealed that at the end of the last glacial period, the deep Circumpolar Current rose along the margin of the Ross Sea, contributing to the retreat of the ice sheet. The research, published in Science Advances, lays the groundwork for predicting how the Antarctic ecosystem may respond to ongoing global warming

An international research effort coordinated by the Institute of Science, Technology and Sustainability for Ceramics (CNR-ISSMC) of Italy's National Research Council reveals how the rapid formation of nanocrystals in magma drastically increases its viscosity, fueling highly explosive volcanic eruptions and offering a new key to understanding the dynamics of such eruptions. The study, published in Communications Earth & Environment, opens new perspectives not only for volcanology but also for the design of advanced materials like industrial glass-ceramics

The  new Cnr Laboratory on Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) was presented on June 18th, at the Rome headquarters of the National Research Council of Italy. In will involve 11 Cnr research Institutes, with the goal to share ideas, information, initiatives, and tools aimed at harmonizing the wide-ranging scientific expertise present within the Cnt to jointly develop new projects on LCT and sustainability topics