Part of the appeal of the Boyle myth may be that it promised a clean break: a waymark at which alchemy was cast aside and chemistry took over. But such changes rarely if ever happen in science, and ...

From physical fiction books to nonfiction e-books and more, here are the titles Seattle Public Library patrons were checking ...

Submitted by the San Juan Island Library. The San Juan Island Library and Alchemy Art Center are excited to announce the creation of local digital collections celebrating three of this year’s ...

A spirited tour of alchemy shows how it bridged everything from chemical reactions, medicine and craft to philosophy, art and religion. When physicist Ernest Rutherford and chemist Frederick Soddy ...

EXCLUSIVE: Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, We Were Liars) is developing a drama series based on the Stephanie Garber novel Alchemy of Secrets for Universal Television. Based on the book released this ...

Urban Alchemy killed after asking gunman to stop using drugs near library An Urban Alchemy worker in San Francisco was shot and killed after asking a man to stop using drugs outside a public library, ...

Combine one part Fiery Dragon, some Doves of Diana, and at least seven Eagles of mercury, and what do you get? A key precursor to the Philosopher’s stone, according to a rediscovered manuscript ...

Philip Ball sits in front of a full bookcase and looks to his left. Philip Ball Credit: Mei de Greff In his newest offering, Ball turns back the clock to study alchemy. C&EN reporter Bethany Halford ...

For thousands of years, the practice of alchemy — chemically transforming minerals into gold — has been attempted and failed. While it is generally considered a pseudoscience by modern standards, ...