CultureThe bright side
A shared home with bookshelves: San Gregorio presents its new library
The council announced an opening weekend on 14 and 15 November at the new Via dell’Emigrante premises.
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ScienceThe bright side
Harvest time on the space station, for the laboratory
Luke Delaney collected Arabidopsis plants and preserved samples for analysis back on Earth.
SocietyThe good news
Royal recognition goes to 250 volunteer groups
The 2026 King’s Award for Voluntary Service honours groups across the UK and Crown Dependencies.
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CultureThe bright side
Living Hands reaches Bethlehem: six crafts, twenty-seven projects
The travelling exhibition’s new stop connects craft and design while acknowledging continuing economic hardship.
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Moving forward.
EnvironmentThe bright side
To help the sea, a programme starts with what rivers bring
FAO presents Clean and Healthy Ocean, involving thirteen countries in reducing nutrient pollution.
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WorldThe bright side
From climate plans to projects: Antalya discusses the difficult next step
UNDP brings governments, development banks and businesses together to discuss preparing investible projects.
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EnvironmentThe bright side
Park rivers under observation, beyond the reassuring postcard
ISPRA’s new documentary explains DigitAP monitoring: evidence and environmental pressures, not completed restoration.
WorldThe bright side
Young delegates ask for health to have a stronger place in plastics talks
Global Model WHO ends with a declaration: participants’ proposals, not a new international treaty.
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A little more to discover.
Design · Philosophy · Plants · Curiosities · Words · Food · Cultures & peoples. Ideas worth a closer look.
01Design
Cini Boeri: an armchair that lets your gaze through
With Ghost, Cini Boeri and Tomu Katayanagi turn a sheet of glass into a seat: transparency changes how space is perceived.
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Joseph Butler: caring for yourself can include others
Joseph Butler distinguishes self-interest from benevolence: describing them carefully helps us avoid turning every human action into a form of selfishness.
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Ficus lyrata: the violin is in the outline
The broad leaves of Ficus lyrata resemble a musical instrument: looking closely separates a helpful visual comparison from a botanical explanation.
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Who draws the wrinkles on wet fingers?
After a bath, fingertips become a tiny landscape: their folds involve more than absorbed water, revealing an active response within the body.
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Penna: the bird stayed in the Italian name
From feather to writing tool, the Italian word penna preserves a story of replaced materials and a function that continues.
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Brown rice and white rice: which layers remain?
Rice colour also tells a processing story: removing the outer husk and removing the bran are different steps along the way.
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Fujara: three holes do not mean three notes
The long Slovak fujara combines two tubes, three finger holes and a range of overtones: its simple appearance does not explain everything.
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A chart a day
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Enlarge the chart Before the age of three
- Data period
- 2025
- Datobello chart dated
In 2025, 35.5% of children under three in Italy attended formal childcare or education for at least one hour per week. Within this Datobello selection, participation was 67.2% in Denmark, 59.7% in France, 56.8% in Spain, 26.2% in Germany and 21.0% in Poland. [1]
The bars distinguish 1–29 hours from at least 30 hours per week. For Italy these shares are 11.9% and 23.6%. Their sum describes children’s participation: it is not a measure of available places, service quality or nursery attendance alone. Formal services include organised public or recognised private programmes; EU-SILC covers people living in private households. [1][2][3]
The 45% reference is the European target for 2030 in the Council’s 2022 recommendation; specific trajectories apply to some countries. The data refer to 2025, the table was updated on 20 October 2026 and the Datobello selection is dated 30 October. Original Positive Times graphic and account; Eurostat is not responsible for this adaptation. [4][1][5]
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- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration — under 3, 2025 Eurostat · No publication date provided · Accessed
- Key figures on European living conditions — 2026 edition, page 43 Eurostat · No publication date provided · Accessed
- Income and living conditions — reference metadata Eurostat · No publication date provided · Accessed
- EU ministers adopt recommendations on early childhood and long term care Council of the European Union · Published · Accessed
- Sui nidi l’Italia resta sotto l’obiettivo europeo, e la Germania ancora più giù Datobello · gaiaz · Published · Accessed
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