Renaissance artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci drew a series of underground tunnels said to be hidden underneath Milan's ...

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its entire globe can be glimpsed; the waxing crescent moon appearing as a thin ...

In a twist worthy of a Renaissance mystery, Leonardo da Vinci's sketches have revealed hidden secrets beneath the Sforza ...

A Louvre expansion that would put La Gioconda in her very own gallery has us envisioning the most mysterious sitter in iconic ...

The European Central Bank is redesigning euro banknotes to feature figures like Leonardo da Vinci, Maria Callas, and Ludwig ...

The Italian Renaissance artist created groundbreaking depictions of humans at a time when the inner workings of the body ...

On Saturday evening, February 1, a lovely crescent moon passes just to the left of Venus, which is now shining at the ...

Scientists have discovered a potential new treatment for familial hypercholesterolemia, inspired by signs seen in the Mona ...

Leonardo da Vinci's famed "Mona Lisa" portrait is getting a new home at Paris' Louvre while the museum undergoes renovations.

It’s simply a contraction of “ma donna,” or “my lady” in Italian — like saying Madam Lisa in English. Some alternatives: Mona Lisa was Leonardo’s mother or some other Italian noblewoman or a disguised ...

Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.

As part of a massive renovation, the Leonardo da Vinci portrait will get its own gallery space accessible from a separate entrance ...