Philadelphia has quietly been sitting on what the Science History Institute says may be the finest collection of alchemical ...

The Science History Institute, one of the American Chemical Society’s designated National Historic Chemical Landmarks and ...

Few intellectual traditions have been as misunderstood, romanticized, and ultimately as consequential as alchemy. Most people dismiss it as a fool’s errand — a pre-scientific fantasy in which deluded ...

Alchemists once chased gold and immortality. Philadelphia's newest permanent exhibit shows how that obsession became modern ...

A new permanent exhibit at Philadelphia’s Science History Institute looks at the contributions of alchemists from the 15th to ...

Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a new photoredox catalysis system that uses visible light mimicking photosynthesis to drive energy-intensive chemical reactions at room ...

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 ...

The story of the first porcelain made in Europe gives some insight into the older threads, like alchemy, that are woven into modern chemistry, says Roald Hoffmann, a professor of humane letters in the ...