There's something deeply fascinating about the idea that a sheet of paper, untouched for over five hundred years, could still contain a physical trace of one of mankind's greatest geniuses. Not a pencil trace or a blood line, but something infinitely more intimate: Leonardo da Vinci's DNA.

Recovering most of the silver from discarded solar panels? It can be done!

Don't miss the return of a stunning spectacle in the sky: the 'kiss' between the moon and Saturn.

Ai, the 'brilliant' chimpanzee, died in Japan at the age of 49 from multi-organ failure and age-related illnesses.

We welcome February with the full moon!

There are almost 100,000 centenarians living in the United States, and this number is set to increase in the coming decades.

Have you ever heard of a trial in which absolutely no one is successful?

Growing tea on the moon is no longer just science fiction.

They are about the size of a Post-it, live in the mud of mangroves, and while we discuss technological solutions and political promises, they are already doing the dirty work. In silence.

Nuclear fusion returns to the forefront of the world scientific stage with an announcement from China...