In Alchemy, engraving “Philosopher’s Stones” with a selection of elements will grant additional character stats. There are five types of elements: fire, water, lightning, wind, and earth. Users can ...

Albrecht Dürer's Melencolia I, engraved in 1514, seems an open invitation to the cryptologist. Packed with occult symbolism from alchemy, astrology, mathematics and medicine, it promises hidden ...

A new book by a University of New Hampshire professor chronicles the beauty, mystery, truths, lies, and even humor of chemistry. "From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story" (Wiley, 2007), by ...