Towards the end of Philip Ball’s marvellous book on the history of alchemy he tells the story of pioneering nuclear physicist ...

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 ...

We all scream for ice-cream, especially as temperatures soar in the summer. Ancient civilizations had the same desire for a ...

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552-1612), whose fascination with alchemy, astrology, and the occult sciences transformed Prague into the epicenter of esoteric learning in Renaissance Europe. (Source: ...

Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier, the French scientist, is known as the Father of Chemistry (Specifically, the Father of Modern ...

Using lunar ice to make rocket fuel could help future lunar settlements sustain themselves and provide a launch pad for ...

It seems we’ve decided the humanities have less to give the human race — or more modestly, this country’s future — than the ...

Trump gets away with it not because the voters want a dictator, but because they have stopped listening to the prosecutors.

Defend Khaldoria, a dark fantasy real-time strategy tactical game developed by Weird Chicken Games. Players will defend the great kingdom of Khaldoria through powerful abilities, counterattacks, and ...

The new short documentary "Arctic Alchemy" follows scientist Roman Dial on an expedition in Alaska's Brooks Range. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Dial and the film's executive producer, Jon Krakauer.