When I was a boy in the Sixties, one of the jokes that did the rounds was ‘What’s the shortest book in the world?’ The answer was ‘Italian War Heroes’. Reading this reissue of Eric Newby’s classic ...

The Apennines in Central Italy: The CO 2 balance for a relatively young mountain range was measured here. The photo shows a nature reserve located in the Lazio region. Groundwater flows through the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Every so often, one of the faults that run along the Apennines will rupture Quakes are the ever present danger for those who live along the Apennine mountain range in Italy. Through the centuries ...

Tectonically active mountains play an important role in the natural CO2 regulation of the atmosphere. Competing processes take place here: At Earth’s surface, erosion drives weathering processes that ...

Tectonically active mountains play an important role in the natural CO2 regulation of the atmosphere. Competing processes take place here: At Earth's surface, erosion drives weathering processes that ...

The Apennines region embodies a complex tectonic arena where active fault systems and recurring seismic events reflect the ongoing collision and extensional regimes shaping the Italian peninsula.

I’m crunching through twigs, copper-coloured leaves and sharp spring snow when my guide, Andrea De Angelis, tells me to shush. “Be less like the monkey, more like the wolf,” he says. I’m in the ...

Italian rally champion Giulia Maroni has reportedly died after plummeting 164 feet while walking her dog on the Modena Apennines. The 37-year-old was said to be out walking her dog with her partner ...

Quakes are the ever present danger for those who live along the Apennine mountain range in Italy. Through the centuries thousands have died as a result of tremors equal to, or not much bigger than, ...

The Apennines in Central Italy: The CO2 balance for a relatively young mountain range was measured here. The photo shows a nature reserve located in the Lazio region. Groundwater flows through the ...