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Italy tests climate-resistant wheat in Emilia-Romagna
Researchers in the Food Valley trial new wheat varieties as heatwaves threaten pasta's main ingredient
Italian researchers are developing climate-resistant wheat to protect pasta production as heatwaves intensify across the country.
Lorenzo Ferraris · NATIONAL
Spin Time residents sleep outside in Rome after fire, heatwave
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Davide Ruspoli · REGIONAL
Vannacci's National Future shakes Rome's political calculus
Guardian editorial warns of normalised extremism as rogue general's party rises
The Guardian's editorial warns that Roberto Vannacci's National Future party signals a worrying normalisation of extreme politics in Italy.
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Vishneva's Venice return reopens Russia arts debate
Dancer's performance at Biennale raises questions for event that vowed to cut ties
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Regional dispatches
Rogue general's party success signals far-right normalisation
Guardian editorial warns Vannacci's National Future marks a troubling shift in Italian politics
The Guardian warns that the early success of Roberto Vannacci's National Future party signals the normalisation of extreme politics in Italy.
Sergio Madrussan
Food Valley tests climate-resistant wheat for pasta's future
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna develop hardy grain as heat and floods threaten Italy's iconic staple
In Emilia-Romagna, Italy's Food Valley, scientists are breeding climate-resistant wheat to protect pasta amid intensifying heat and erratic rainfall.
Giulia Benati
Climate-resistant wheat tested as Tuscany's pasta future hangs in balance
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna's Food Valley are developing hardy wheat varieties as drought and heat reshape Italy's iconic crop
As Italy's fourth heatwave intensifies, scientists in Emilia-Romagna are breeding climate-resistant wheat to protect the nation's pasta — and Tuscany's grain fields.
Costanza Bardi
Climate-resistant wheat tested in Italy's Food Valley
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna develop hardier pasta wheat as heatwaves strain crops
As Italy endures its fourth heatwave, researchers in the Food Valley are testing climate-resistant wheat to secure the future of pasta.
Niccolò Mariani
Guardian warns of rogue general's far-right rise in Italy
Editorial sees ominous signal as Vannacci's National Future party gains ground
The Guardian's editorial board warns that Roberto Vannacci's far-right National Future party signals the normalisation of extreme politics in Italy.
Niccolò Mariani
Pasta of the future: Italy tests climate-resistant wheat
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna's Food Valley are breeding wheat to withstand the heat
In Emilia-Romagna, Italy's 'Food Valley', researchers are developing climate-resistant wheat to secure the future of pasta.
Elena Marcheggiani
Climate-Resistant Wheat Trials Point to Future of Italian Pasta
Emilia-Romagna researchers test hardy grains as drought reshapes farming
Scientists in Italy's Food Valley are breeding wheat to withstand drought and heat, a shift with deep implications for the Apennine highlands.
Marco Di Sante
Pasta of the future: Italy tests climate-resistant wheat
In Emilia-Romagna's Food Valley, researchers are developing wheat varieties that can withstand the heat and drought reshaping Italian agriculture.
As Italy swelters under a fourth heatwave, researchers in Emilia-Romagna are breeding climate-resistant wheat to secure the future of the nation's iconic pasta.
Rosaria Esposito
Vannacci's National Future: a rogue general's rise unsettles Europe
The Guardian warns extreme politics are normalising as Italy's far-right expands
A serving general's far-right tract becomes a party, and the world watches Italy's political drift with alarm.
Francesca Lazzari
Pasta of the future: climate-resistant wheat tested in Italy's Food Valley
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna breed hardy durum wheat as heat and drought threaten the South's fields
As Italy's fourth heatwave bakes the peninsula, scientists are developing wheat that can survive the changing climate.
Francesca Lazzari
Pasta of the future: climate-resistant wheat tested in Italy's Food Valley
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna develop heat-tolerant durum wheat as the South's crops face strain
Italy tests climate-resistant wheat in its 'Food Valley' as southern agriculture, including Basilicata's durum, faces rising temperatures.
Pietro Lasorsa
Vannacci's National Future rise stirs unease in Calabria
Guardian editorial warns of normalised far-right politics as general's party gains ground
A Guardian editorial warns that Roberto Vannacci's National Future party signals a dangerous normalisation of extreme politics in Italy, a concern that resonates in the South.
Saverio Gallo
Summer wildfires burn 70,000 hectares across Italy
Blazes strain southern regions as heatwave persists, Local Italy reports
Wildfires have consumed 70,000 hectares in Italy this summer, with the South's parched landscape particularly vulnerable.
Saverio Gallo
Italy tests climate-resistant wheat as pasta's future hangs on heat
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna breed hardy durum strains as drought and heat reshape the Mediterranean's grain belt
In Italy's Food Valley, scientists are developing wheat varieties that can withstand the hotter, drier summers now threatening the country's most iconic crop.
Concetta Vassallo
Pasta of the future: Italy tests climate-resistant wheat
Emilia-Romagna researchers breed hardy durum wheat as drought grips the Mediterranean
As Italy's fourth heatwave peaks, scientists in Emilia-Romagna are developing climate-resistant wheat to secure the future of pasta.
Gavino Sanna
Italy tests climate-resistant wheat to safeguard pasta
Emilia-Romagna researchers breed hardy durum varieties as heatwaves threaten the beloved staple
In Emilia-Romagna's 'Food Valley', scientists are developing climate-resistant wheat to protect Italy's iconic pasta from rising temperatures.
Adriana Sole
Como's new stadium policy sparks fan backlash
Serie A club demands supporters attend at least three home games or lose ticket rights
Como, last season's surprise Champions League qualifiers, face a fan revolt over a new attendance policy critics say punishes loyal supporters.
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Da Ponte's American Heirs Keep Mozart's Librettist Alive
Generations after Venice expelled him, Lorenzo Da Ponte's descendants preserve a legacy that links Italy to America
The New York Times reports how Lorenzo Da Ponte's family keeps alive the memory of Mozart's most important librettist, from Venice to Pennsylvania.
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Alpine glaciers face record melt as Italy's heatwave reaches the peaks
Red alert for 27 cities as temperatures near 40C, with scientists warning of unprecedented Alpine ice loss
Italy's fourth heatwave of summer has put all 27 major cities on red alert, with temperatures near 40C — a crisis that reaches into the Alps, where glaciers are melting at record rates.
Camille Bréan
Climate-resistant wheat trials in Emilia-Romagna point to Alpine farming's future
Researchers in Italy's Food Valley develop hardy pasta wheat as drought reshapes agriculture across the country
In Emilia-Romagna, scientists are breeding wheat that can withstand climate stress — a development with implications for Valle d'Aosta's high-altitude farms.
Camille Bréan
Climate-resistant wheat trials in Emilia-Romagna could reshape Italy's food chain
Researchers in Italy's Food Valley are testing hardy wheat varieties as heatwaves strain agriculture across the north
As a fourth heatwave grips Italy, researchers in Emilia-Romagna are developing climate-resistant wheat to protect the country's iconic pasta industry.
Beatrice Comolli
Italy's climate-resistant wheat tests could reshape Alpine farming
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna breed drought-tolerant pasta wheat as heat waves strain northern crops
As Italy endures its fourth heat wave, scientists in the Food Valley are developing wheat varieties that could help northern regions like Trentino-Alto Adige adapt.
Klara Hofer
Opinion
The Heatwave and the City
As Italy's cities swelter under a fourth heatwave, the red alerts reveal not just a climate crisis but a crisis of urban care.
Editorial Board
The General's Gamble
The rise of Roberto Vannacci's National Future party signals a dangerous normalisation of extreme politics that the world must take seriously.
Editorial Board