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Which bees inhabit Emilia-Romagna?

Alongside the Apis mellifera ligustica, a native subspecies fundamental for beekeeping, some traces of Carniolan honeybee, Africanized bee and European black bee have been identified too. This was revealed by the first study on genetic diversity of honeybee populations in the Emilia-Romagna region. Results can help us preserve the Apis mellifera ligustica subspecies from genetic erosion

A new Picene princely tomb from Corinaldo

As part of the ArcheoNevola project – led by the University of Bologna – a large burial dating back to the 7th century B.C. has been discovered. It contains over 150 objects, including a two-wheeled chariot and a prestigious set of bronze artifacts comprising a helmet, a cauldron, and several finely decorated containers

An e-learning platform to explore additive manufacturing

The Erasmus+ project ADDress for Future—which also involves the University of Bologna—has launched an online platform offering high-quality training through a series of modules at various levels of depth. There’s even an ideas contest rewarding the most innovative projects that promote greener production through advanced and sustainable solutions

What shape is that galaxy? Euclid is looking for volunteers to study the Universe

Tens of thousands of distant galaxies, waiting to be classified: this is the new citizen science project presented by ESA’s Euclid mission together with Galaxy Zoo on the Zooniverse platform. Voluntary contributions will train an artificial intelligence algorithm to identify the shape of the hundreds of millions of galaxies that the space telescope will observe over the next six years