Dyslexia has affected some of history's greatest minds—including Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, and Sir Stephen Hawking.

The list also includes billionaire entrepreneurs—like Sir Richard Branson and Steve Jobs—who've built some of the world's top companies, like Virgin and Apple.

Now scientists have discovered that people with dyslexia have special skills. They are better at solving problems and adapting to challenges.

Such skills enabled our species to survive, and could hold the key to tackling climate change.

Those with dyslexia (a common learning disability) actually specialize in exploring the unknown.

The findings published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology have implications both at the individual and societal level.

"The deficit-centered view of dyslexia isn't telling the whole story," said lead author Dr. Helen Taylor, of the University of Cambridge. "This research proposes a new framework to help us better understand the cognitive strengths of people with dyslexia."