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 ...

What has long been seen as a deluded effort to turn base metals into gold is being reassessed by researchers as a serious precursor to chemistry in which women were heavily involved. About 20 years ...

Alchemy is making a comeback. No, wizards haven't learned how to transmute lead into gold and they haven't found any rejuvenating elixir of life. But the scholars who write the history of science and ...

Alchemy is making a comeback. No, wizards have not learned how to transmute lead into gold and they haven't found any rejuvenating elixir of life. But the scholars who write the history of science and ...