The meeting ‘Geology of the Alps’ is organized jointly by the Academy and the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti to honor Academy member prof. Giorgio V. Dal Piaz and prof. Francesco P. Sassi, two internationally recognized experts of alpine crystalline basements from both the geology and the petrology viewpoint. (more…)

The meeting has taken place on October 19th, 2015 in Rome. The National Academy of Sciences and the Latium Region promoted the meeting jointly with the involvement of the Universities, Research Institutions and companies operative in the Region. (more…)

Giuliano Panza received the honorary Order of merit of the Italian Republic (Cavaliere dell'Ordine al "Merito della Repubblica") on June 2nd, 2015 to acknowledge his internationally valued contributions to seismology…

The event presents the Italian contribution to agricultural research between the XX and XXI century, at the time of the green revolution and in the perspective of the biotechnological one. (more…)

The National Academy of Sciences has recapitulated a number of thoughts on genetically modified plants in a document that aims at enriching the discussion on freedom of research and GMO by furnishing information and scientific data. (more…)

Academy member Umberto Mosco received the Board of Trustees' Award of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute as recognition for his continuing excellence in research and scholarship. Mosco pursued groundbreaking research in…

The Rendiconti dell’Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL – Memorie di Scienze Fisiche e Naturali have been presented on May, 7, 2015 on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the 233^rd academic year. The Rendiconti are published every year; they collect memoirs of Academy members or by researchers presented by members as well as proceedings and study encounters. The first volume was published in 1782. (more…)

The  event proposes a first public analysis of the themes that will be dealt with in the international  conference foreseen for October 14th at Palazzo Italia.  (more…)

On May 7th, 2015,  the 233rd academic year of the Academy of the XL will be opened. During the ceremony, the new members Paolo De Bernardis (Astrophysics), Andrea Rinaldo (Hydraulic Engineering), Giuseppe Scarascia Mugnozza (Forest Science), Margherita Venturi (Chemistry) will be awarded the academic diploma. (more…)

The Phoenix represents – ever since the foundation in 1782 – the Italian Society, later named Italian Society of Sciences called Academy of the XL and thereafter National Academy of Sciences called Academy of the XL. (more…)