Scientists at the Leonardo DNA Project say they are getting closer to reconstructing the 500-year-old DNA of Leonardo da Vinci – the famous Italian polymath of the Renaissance. According to a recent ...

After analyzing samples taken from a red chalk drawing and letters written by one of Leonardo da Vinci's cousins, scientists are now one step closer to putting together fragments of da Vinci's DNA.

Scientists have recovered tiny DNA traces left on Renaissance artefacts, at least some of which they suspect belong to visionary Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci. They have recovered trace DNA from ...

The Renaissance genius points out that starting projects is only the first step. Sustained dedication is what turns a plan into a tangible achievement.

Some scribbles dismissed in the 1920s by the then-director of the Victoria & Albert Museum as "irrelevant notes and diagrams in red chalk" were recently revealed to represent Leonardo da Vinci's first ...

Leonardo da Vinci's comparison of painting and poetry reveals the deep connection between visual and literary art. Explore ...