CultureThe good news
Lamezia’s archaeological museum prepares to reopen today
Reopening is scheduled for 24 October at 11am, following renewed spaces and work to reduce physical and cognitive barriers.
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ScienceThe good news
Dragonfly rehearses a Titan flight while staying on Earth
NASA reports a first integrated simulation using flight software and electronics: a ground test, not an arrival on Saturn’s moon.
EnvironmentThe good news
Scotland’s genetic-diversity scorecard reaches marine wildlife
A tool for assessing genetic risks now includes more marine animals, helping conservation decisions without certifying population recoveries.
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WorldThe good news
Angola starts a vaccination campaign targeting over ten million children
The 23–27 October national campaign aims to reach over ten million children; the final number reached still needs verification.
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Moving forward.
WorldThe good news
A malaria-vaccine agreement prepares a lower price for 2027
Gavi and UNICEF announce a €5.50 dose price, conditional on manufacturing and regulatory steps that still need completion.
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CultureThe good news
Bologna’s toy sleepover leads to a morning of shared reading
The 23–24 October programme leaves stuffed toys among the shelves and brings children back to the library the following morning.
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SocietyThe good news
Punta Marina prepares a health centre linking doctors and a community nurse
The municipality announces an inauguration on 26 October, with two general practitioners working alongside the local community-nursing service.
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WorldThe good news
Ireland’s global qualifications-recognition convention takes effect
From 23 October, Ireland is bound by the UNESCO convention on fair and transparent assessment, without automatic equivalence or admission.
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A little more to discover.
Design · Philosophy · Plants · Curiosities · Words · Food · Cultures & peoples. Ideas worth a closer look.
01Design
Joe Colombo: four tubes, more than one seat
Tube Chair separates a chair into rearrangeable elements: a small lesson in designing possibilities without prescribing one fixed position.
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Okakura: make room, then adjust your attention
A cup becomes an exercise in attention: Okakura invites us to read our circumstances without turning change into a universal formula.
Read the full story03Plants
Cyclamen looks down while its petals point up
In Cyclamen persicum, the flower overturns our expectations: its head nods while the plant’s tuber follows a seasonal rhythm.
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Why does water climb into paper?
The edge of a paper towel touches water: tiny forces between its fibres reveal a movement that seems to go against gravity.
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Orizzonte: the Italian word that marks a limit, then opens possibilities
From a Greek verb meaning to delimit to possibilities of thought, the Italian word orizzonte moves between landscapes and perspectives.
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Peanuts flower above ground and develop their fruit below it
A peanut shell holds seeds, but its plant adds a surprise: fruit develops underground after flowers have opened in the air.
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Noken: a bag also holds its makers’ knowledge
Across Indonesian Papua, fibre bags and varied techniques connect everyday carrying with the transmission of practical knowledge and cultural identity.
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A chart a day
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Enlarge the chart Keeping homes warm: what the data show
- Data period
- 2010–2025
- Datobello chart dated
In 2012, 21.3% of the population in Italy reported being unable to afford to keep their home adequately warm. In 2025, the share is 8.6%. In the European Union’s 27-country series, the figures for those same two years are 11.2% and 8.8%. The chart shows every year from 2010 to 2025: Italy’s improvement from the 2012 peak is not a continuous decline, and it does not erase the difficulty still reported. [1]
Eurostat’s indicator comes from the EU-SILC survey and measures reported answers, not room temperatures. The reference population lives in private households; people in institutions are generally excluded. The EU series uses the 27-country composition and flags its 2010–2018 values as estimates. These data describe 2025, not the winter of 2026, and cannot by themselves explain the causes of the changes. [1][2][3]
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- Inability to keep home adequately warm (ilc_mdes01), dataset updated 20 October 2026 Eurostat · Published · Accessed
- Population unable to keep home adequately warm: indicator metadata Eurostat · Published · Accessed
- Income and living conditions: EU-SILC metadata Eurostat · Published · Accessed
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