Digital Globe has directed one of their Worldview satellites to the island of Giglio, Italy, to see how the Costa Concordia shipwreck looks from space. It’s surreal to see the ship peacefully sitting there on its side. Especially because it’s not. More »
This night vision video was taken by one of the first rescue helicopters to arrive to the sinking site of the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that ran aground on the island of Giglio, Italy. More »
A group of Italian scientists have questioned those faster-than-light neutrino test results, claiming that anything moving that fast should lose energy — but that’s not what the original tests showed. More »
Just like in the bloody old times of the Roman Inquisition, some Italians are trying to blame scientists for the 300 victims of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake today. How this stupidity has reached trial is beyond me. More »
Mount Etna is now erupting in Italy, spewing hot lava everywhere. Back in 2000, Etna much calmer, and spent its days blowing pretty smoke rings, which is a very strange thing for volcanoes. More »
Italian police busted a grabbag of hacker suspects (they claim were) tied to Anonymous, including an alleged regional “head of the group” by the name of Frey. Two others were hit with charges after a 32-raid sweep of the country. More »
