Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s ...
Researchers working on the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project believe the Renaissance Man left his DNA on the chalk drawing titled ...
Scientists have wanted to study Leonardo da Vinci to see if his genetics hold the key to his genius for years. But there's a ...
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da ...
Fresh claims of a hidden Da Vinci code in one of the Renaissance master’s most famous drawings are colliding with a new wave ...
In a first, scientists have extracted DNA from a Renaissance-era drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, but they can't be ...
Learn about the Leonardo DNA Project and the diverse biological traces that survive on the surface of historical artifacts.
It is one of the most tantalising – and entertaining – puzzles in art, stretching from the Louvre to the Loire via, well, Norfolk. And our critic thinks he has just worked it out ...
What if a single Renaissance drawing could reveal not just who made it, but the biological traces of Leonardo da Vinci ...
The painting is unfinished, its origins shrouded in mystery—and yet it has been hailed as one of the great masterpieces in the history of art. And now, an entire exhibition is dedicated to it at the ...
Leonardo da Vinci, a Renaissance master, excelled in art and science. His famous works include Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.