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What is alchemy? Where magic meets chemistry, according to pop culture. The wizards in Harry Potter practice it. (The British version of J.K. Rowling's first book, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's ...

The Chemical Heritage Foundation wants to set the record straight about alchemy. The medieval practice, often perceived as a dark art or pseudoscience, actually helped form the process of scientific ...

Can alchemy be described as a protoscience? Do ancient texts with obscure formulas and procedures describe mystic rituals and allegoric visions? Or do they record instructions to carry out real ...

Re-creating the evolution of science. Charlatans peddling elixirs to medieval monarchs, fraudulent claims of transmutation into gold, and the futile search for the "philosopher's stone": these are ...

Within a 20-minute walk from Notre Dame Cathedral, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, is the oldest house in the city: the house of Nicolas Flamel. If the name rings a vague bell, perhaps it’s ...

Elisabeth Gruner does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...