EnvironmentThe bright side
Harwell completes physical clean-up of 4.2 hectares
More than 97,000 tonnes of material have been removed from the British site. A public route reopens while final regulatory steps continue.
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Perspectives.
ScienceThe bright side
ESCAPADE leaves Earth behind and heads for Mars
The twin spacecraft completed their flybys on 7 and 9 November. Arrival at Mars is planned for September 2027.
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SocietyThe bright side
Penne inaugurates its nursery on Via Guido Rossa
The new building was presented on 7 November. The council announced service from 9 November for children already enrolled.
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CultureThe bright side
Armenia ratifies the underwater heritage convention
The instrument was deposited on 28 October and announced by UNESCO on 9 November. It enters into force for Armenia on 28 January 2027.
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Moving forward.
EnvironmentThe bright side
CoDeC puts a cost on retreating coastlines
ENEA, Cnr and ISPRA describe a tool tested at San Lucido. It estimates damage and interventions, not a beach already restored.
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CultureThe bright side
At La Spezia’s Mazzini library, conservation becomes a public story
Restored collections are the focus of a talk and an exhibition announced until 20 November, marking forty years of the urban library system.
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SocietyThe bright side
An EBA factsheet asks who is behind the brand
The guide released on 9 November explains financial services marketed under one name and provided by another company, without promoting products.
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CultureThe bright side
In Nova Milanese, an art prize leaves a public legacy
Noemi Balu’s “Dualità” joins the civic collection. The Viviani Prize exhibition opened on 7 November and runs until 21 November.
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A little more to discover.
Design · Philosophy · Plants · Curiosities · Words · Food · Cultures & peoples. Ideas worth a closer look.
01Design
Alexander Girard: a room begins with fabric
For Alexander Girard, colour and pattern helped shape a room: textiles took part in the design beyond simply covering furniture.
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Boethius: who holds our happiness?
In The Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius questions changing fortune: an ancient inquiry separates what we possess from the value we assign it.
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Ceropegia woodii: hearts with little reserves
Small tubers can appear among the heart-shaped leaves of Ceropegia woodii: a closer look at its nodes reveals another way to propagate.
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Why will two notebooks not come apart?
Alternating pages can resist a pull without glue: their geometry converts some tension into pressure and amplifies friction between sheets.
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Telaio: a word that holds things together
From medieval Latin telarium, derived from tela, the Italian word telaio connects weaving with structures that support other parts.
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Fennel: the “bulb” is built from leaves
Florence fennel holds a small botanical surprise: its white edible swelling is formed by enlarged, overlapping leaf bases.
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Ak-kalpak: a hat and the knowledge of hands
The Kyrgyz white-felt hat tells a story of living craft: preserving its shape also means passing on skills, knowledge and respect.
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A chart a day
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Enlarge the chart House prices: four paths
- Data period
- 2025 · indice medio annuo / annual average index · 2015=100
- Datobello chart dated
With 2015 set to 100, the annual average house price index in 2025 was 263.85 in Portugal, 180.60 in Spain, 161.89 in the European Union and 116.20 in Italy. Four selected entries, not a complete ranking. [1]
The index covers households’ purchases of new and existing dwellings, including land. It tracks market transaction prices; it does not value a particular home or measure rents. It is not adjusted for general inflation. [2]
Data for 2025; dataset updated 1 October 2026. Datobello selection by gaiaz dated 9 November; graphic prepared 10 November. This adaptation shows only the 2025 indices, using the source’s decimal values. Adaptation and translations by Positive Times; Eurostat is not responsible for them. [1][3]
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- House price index — annual average, 2015=100, total dwellings, 2025 (prc_hpi_a) Eurostat · No publication date provided · Accessed
- House price and sales index — reference metadata Eurostat · Published · Accessed
- Dal 2015 in Portogallo le case costano più del doppio, in Italia appena un sesto in più Datobello · gaiaz · Published · Accessed
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