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The Public Domain Review, a non-profit publication, has released an article examining the 'Mutus Liber,' a 1677 alchemical text known for conveying its teachings through wordless imagery. The organization used the post to appeal to readers for donations, noting it operates without ads or paywalls and relies on reader support to continue publishing.
A books-in-brief roundup covers four forthcoming 2026 titles: Siri Carpenter's edited collection on science journalism craft, David Helvarg's book on the ecological importance of cold-water kelp forests, Kit Chapman's history of alchemy's role in founding chemistry, and Roberta Kwok's 'Lost in Curiosity.' Each entry summarizes the book's core argument and notable details, such as kelp forests producing a fifth of the world's oxygen and the 1901 exchange between Frederick Soddy and Ernest Rutherford over radioactive transmutation.