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Trees are protecting Raphael paintings by soaking up pollution in Rome

9 June 2022

The 500-year-old frescoes in Rome’s Villa Farnesina are being protected from air pollution by trees in the building's garden

Drones with high-tech sensors track disease in Italy's olive trees

15 April 2022

A new high-tech strategy will help monitor crops for infection with Xylella fastidiosa, a bacterium that has devastated the olive industry in southern Italy

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Trees are protecting Raphael paintings by soaking up pollution in Rome

Drones with high-tech sensors track disease in Italy's olive trees

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