Generations of modifications eventually transformed the fortification into a manor, although many medieval architectural ...

This week, I got the chance to visit two special exhibits: the Getty Museum has an exhibit on the alchemy of color and the Getty Research Institute has one on art depicting alchemy. From antiquity to ...

In a complete distillation setup, this lower vessel would have held the material to be heated. A dome-shaped head, or helm, would be placed over the narrow neck. As the contents were heated, the ...

While up to now it had been assumed that alchemy was not practiced by the Estonian clergy after the Reformation, a manuscript has come to light in Switzerland that appears to prove otherwise. By the ...

In a quiet corner of a European museum, a set of stained crucibles and dusty glassware has forced historians to redraw the timeline of chemistry. When scientists analyzed this medieval alchemist’s kit ...

Welcome to The Library of Elements: a VR experience devoted to European medieval alchemy. There is no simple definition of alchemy, which, in different forms, has developed independently in India, ...

In the dim illumination of a library devoted to protecting ancient books from light degradation, James R. Voelkel gingerly picks up a nearly 600-year-old alchemy text. Written by hand sometime around ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...