Diverse in scope the Italian Campaign of World War II lost its prestige once the Allies stormed into Normandy in June 1944, but played a large part in the final victory.

Jul 7, 2007 - Steve DeVault

With Nespresso rolled (and rolling) out around the world, the next big thing is capsule teas. It all started-and continues-in Vaud, Switzerland.

Mar 22, 2011 - Gail Mangold-Vine

Everyone knows about and uses lemons. Limes? Not so much. Here are a few ways to introduce this tiny, tangy, green fruit to your daily life.

May 12, 2010 - Luci Blasi

The participation of Italian soldiers and volunteers during the American civil war could have been more relevant if General Garibaldi had accepted to lead them.

Jun 16, 2009 - Alessandro Mastrorocco

One of Italy's most important wine exports has a rich history to accompany its rich flavor.

Feb 6, 2012 - James Sajo

Brief biography of Leonardo da Vinci, famous Italian painter, sculptor, engineer and scientist, whose life was constantly on the move in various Italian cities.

Jul 24, 2009 - Tel Asiado

Classically-trained Italian artist Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri came to comics relatively late. But his Druuna series has been a hit in Europe and America.

Jul 7, 2010 - Luke Arnott

The life of the 19th Century author of Fantastic Tales and Passion, the novel that inspired Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical.

Apr 26, 2007 - Meg Nola

The horrors of medieval prejudice & fanaticism are alive in Triora, a crows' nest of a village clasped to a rocky peak high above the Italian coastline some 40 km away.

Sep 4, 2009 - Hari Navarro

A short list of classic, healthy snack ideas for both kids and adults. Short recipes inspired by American and Italian snack habits, plus a focaccia recipe.

Jan 17, 2011 - Cristina Pinton

Everyone knows about Madame Curie and her contribution to science. But did you know that Barbara Cartland was also an inventor?

Feb 15, 2010 - Helle Hermyan

Life and works Giuseppe Tartini, a late Baroque and early Classical composer. He was a foremost Italian instrumental musician.

Apr 11, 2007 - Tel Asiado

The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states in the late 15th century. Italian trade, Rennaissance painters, writers and thinkers with respective works are noted.

Apr 27, 2006 - Susan Harrison

Over time, the field of physics has discovered many new phenomena that defy easy description or naming. What do you call something that has never been seen before?

Sep 9, 2006 - Katharine M. J. Osborne

Plato, Plotinus, Pythagoras, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Plutarch, Marsilio Ficino, Giordano Bruno, Leonardo da Vinci and many other thinkers were vegetarian!

Jan 31, 2011 - Thais Campos

Flamboyant Italian Lt. Amedeo Guillet, with his motley Gruppo Bande a Cavallo Amhara, became the ghost of the desert in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia during WWII

Aug 27, 2008 - Christopher Eger

The invention of the television was outlined by Philo Farnsworth on a chalkboard in the tiny potato fields of Rigby, Idaho.

Jul 1, 2010 - Brian D'Ambrosio

Boston, Massachusetts, has been the birthplace of many celebrated musicians, and Carlyle Petersilea was one of the most famous at one time.

May 16, 2009 - Anya Laurence