Antonella Pintore, a distinguished Italian falconer and archeologist specialized in Etruscan civilization, spoke of her passion for birds of prey, which started during a childhood visit to the Grand Canyon

In 1945, Dino Buzzati wrote and illustrated The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily. It was a children’s book. Yet like The Little Prince, by Saint-Exupéry,… Read More »The Bears’ Invasion, seven decades later

A few days ago, a blooming basil plant made its happy entrance into your correspondent’s home, perfuming it with its fresh, splendid aroma. This writer’s… Read More »The love story between the basil plant and the dying orchid

Nothing would seem more randomly lush and exuberant to the naked eye than the Amazonian rainforest. Yet a comprehensive study involving forty researchers has revealed… Read More »A jungle with a human touch: The Amazonian rainforest

  The OPEC ganging up to drive up oil prices is good news for producers and investors. It may not be as good for consumers,… Read More »Why the OPEC has wanted cheap oil all these years

Long forgotten and become a shadow of its former self, the Venetian Carnival was revived by Italian officials in the late 1970s. The goal, obviously,… Read More »The Flight of the Eagle at the Venice Carnival

  The discovery of the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star is a major landmark in the search for extraterrestrial… Read More »The seven Earth-like planets: A fascinating and scary discovery