Ever wondered what the secret is behind the mysterious smile of the “Mona Lisa”? Ask her yourself during a multisensory journey through Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpieces and technological inventions, ...

Leonardo da Vinci’s 'Mona Lisa' had been missing for more than 24 hours before anybody at the Louvre even noticed.

PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the ...

Learn about the Leonardo DNA Project and the diverse biological traces that survive on the surface of historical artifacts.

PARIS — Samples from Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” and the “Last Supper” suggested that the artist experimented with lead oxide, the Journal of the American Chemical Society said in research that ...

A new study took an intriguing turn when scientists discovered a rare compound called plumbonacrite, which only remains stable in an alkaline environment in the first layer of paint in Leonardo da ...

Tom Hanks can add “professional streaker” to the list of skills on his ever-growing résumé. The Oscar-winner, 65, recalled working on the 2006 thriller “The Da Vinci Code” and hilariously remembered ...

A discovery in the hunt for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA could uncover lost artworks and shed light on his genius. The Leonardo da ...

If a philomath were allowed to travel back in time, they would probably start their odyssey by visiting the studio of ...

PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the ...