Not only did Minks get involved in developing the show itself, but he also pitched the idea to Nauru’s officials as a ...

The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie ...

One of the most written-about Renaissance artists, da Vinci may also be among the most poorly understood.

The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius. We know him as a polymath whose interests spanned astronomy, geology, ...

Americans in general are great volunteers, with at least 30 percent regularly donating their time to myriad organizations ...

An underground tunnel network long rumored thanks to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci under Milan’s Sforza Castle are proven to exist. Ground-penetrating radar and laser scanning revealed that the ...

The annual two-month festival of living pictures, where actors recreate life-sized works of art while keeping very ... staged every year: Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper.

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

In 1460, Francesco Sforza, the duke of Milan, decided he required a royal residence. He seized upon the ruins of a medieval fortress in northern Italy and over the next few years, oversaw its ...