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 ...

Alchemy has fascinated people for centuries. Through expert interviews and a detailed historical time-line, this documentary argues that Alchemy is not just a quest for wealth or immortality, but a ...

BALTIMORE — An alchemical recipe, kept secret for 400 years, hangs on a wall in the history department at Johns Hopkins University. The message is hidden in a picture of a large and muscular dragon.