Researchers from the University of Maryland, College Park, may have captured ancient DNA from the Italian High Renaissance scientist and artist Leonardo da Vinci and from his family, according to the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Police often face challenges when it comes to solving a murder, especially when the victim can't be identified. But thanks to advances in DNA technology, they're getting some extra ...

Centuries after Leonardo da Vinci died far from his Tuscany homeland, pieces of his life — his sketches, his scribbles, his remains — continue to amaze. Now, scientists are chasing his ghost through ...