The elixir of life, the philosopher’s stone, lead into gold — these are some of the alchemical images found in literature from the medieval period through J.K. Rawling’s Harry Potter series. An ...

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 ...

If the kitchen is your playground during the corona lockdown, you may have run out of recipes to try out by now. The new book Koji Alchemy – Rediscovering the Magic of Mold-based Fermentation by Rich ...

Take a deep dive into how eight inventions shaped the human experience forever. You can read this technology tome with us this November. The Alchemy of Us brings together a range of topics, including ...

From THERE ARE PLACES IN THE WORLD WHERE RULES ARE LESS IMPORTANT THAN KINDNESS: And Other Thoughts on Physics, Philosophy and the World by Carlo Rovelli published on May 10, 2022 by Riverhead, an ...