On an explosiveness scale from Hawaii to Vesuvius, the latest from Mount Etna was relatively mild.
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New evidence supports theory of ‘Zanclean megaflood’ 5 million years ago.
The ocean is warming, providing ample fuel for destructive tornadic waterspouts.
The idea is to create a new culture in which passive compliance with racketeering and extortion is not the default.
Organised crime gangs appear to have realised that committing fewer murders enables them to fly under the radar more easily.
The mafia boss is the last known face of the Cosa Nostra crime syndicate. But his capture represents the end of an era, not the end of the mafia in Sicily.
Letizia Battaglia’s images of Mafia bloodshed made it impossible for people to turn a blind eye to the criminal outfit’s reign of terror.
Are the descriptions of war passed down by ancient historians accurate? A site in Sicily provided a rare chance to fact-check stories told about two battles from more than 2,400 years ago.
Research in Sicily finds that anti-immigration policies don’t slow the flow of immigrants, but do hurt local residents in communities where migrants first arrive.
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the human rights of child migrants rarely follow them when they cross borders.
Gravity, not magma, is forcing Etna to move, increasing the chances of collapse.
Growing grapes and making wine come with a lot of implications about a culture’s capabilities. Apparently, Sicily of 6,000 years ago was more sophisticated than archaeologists had given it credit for.
When it was discovered that citrus fruits could be used to treat scurvy, suddenly Sicilian lemons were very valuable. Enter the mafia.
The former ‘boss of all bosses’ has died aged 87 while serving 26 life sentences.
A new production of the opera King Roger will open this week. At a time when Europe was charged with fear of the ‘Muslim threat’, this 12th century king collaborated with an Islamic scholar on an extraordinary project.
Simon McMahon travelled to Sicily, where arrivals are being ordered to leave without understanding why.
Thirty lifeless bodies found in the bow of a fishing boat carrying 600 migrants off the coast of Sicily have reignited the debate on illegal crossings in the Mediterranean and how the EU should respond…
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