At the heart of alchemy was the quest to turn ordinary metals into gold. Despite the hopelessness of that goal, alchemists still made a lot of discoveries that formed the foundation of modern chemistry and medicine.

There was a lot of bad stuff going on in Europe in the 17th century. We've seen wars, plagues, and unrest of all types. But, there is some good news. Huge advances were underway in the scientific community in Europe at this time. In this...

Chinese alchemists searching for an elixir of eternal life discovered the world's first chemical explosive. Hank has the full story on gunpowder in this SciShow about a big idea of science.

With scientists’ efforts and their creativity, we finally found “the real philosopher’s stone.” That's right, we can now turn lead into gold... a little bit.

In fantasy stories, charlatans in fancy robes promise to turn lead into gold. But real alchemists weren’t just mystical misers. They were skilled experimentalists, backed by theories of matter.

And they played a huge role in the...

Chat with a friend about an established scientific theory, and she might reply, "Well, that's just a theory." But a conversation about an established scientific law rarely ends with "Well, that's just a law." Why is that? What is the...

Howcast -Learn how to read the Sun tarot card from expert Ellen Goldberg, M.A. in this Howcast video.

In this video, we will show you how to set up the Alchemy HTTP Provider, which allows your trading bot to interact with the DYDX platform. You will learn how to create an Alchemy account, obtain the necessary API key, and configure...

We just learned about medicine in the Middle Ages, and the time period that follows is called the Renaissance. What advancements were made during this time? The most important figure in this period of medicine went by the name of...

Whether working in the enterprise, building for web or mobile, you will need to build (if you haven't already) RESTful APIs to serve data between different client applications and endpoints. This course delivers the fundamental...

Rob Brown, Lincoln International CEO, said he sees an improving economic outlook in the the world of mergers and acquisitions. Brown joined Sonali Basak, Kailey Leinz and Guy Johnson Wednesday morning on "Bloomberg Markets: European Close."

MS Distillation in glass lab equipment

a small piece of sodium reacts with water and dissolves.

Animation of chemical formulas and shapes.

High Speed CU red drop of liquid splashing into white liquid, where previous drop has already fallen, high angle

Animation of chemical formulas and shapes. Perfectly usable for all chemistry-related subjects.

Animation of chemical formulas and shapes.

Nostradamus examines a gyroscope near a window.

Futuristic space background with molecules

High Speed BCU red drop of liquid splashing into white liquid, colours swirling together, high angle

Computer animation of fluid flow, or may be blood in the water.

Interior of an alchemist's or a sorcerer's laboratory.

INTERVIEW: Steven Soderbergh on the 'alchemy' needed to make a good movie and how when George Clooney made 'Good Nigh and Good Luck' Soderbergh felt he had made the perfect movie. Noone can predict if a movie will be a hit - it just...

CU Hands pouring clear liquid into flask