Researchers discovered an interesting mix of elements from his alchemist laboratory that included tungsten, which wasn’t yet known to science at the time. The find could spell out why Brahe’s ...

Nicolas Flamel was one of many medieval alchemists on the quest for eternal life, but legend says he is one of few to have cracked the code. While Flamel's tombstone lies in Paris, his name lives ...

The idea dominated science until the late 18th century, when revolutionaries from rival nations transformed chemistry from a jumble of medieval alchemy into a true science. The pace of discovery ...