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"Can other metals be turned into gold?" Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 18 July 2025, 1624 UTC. Content and Source:  "Life's Little Mysteries."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzQbgRhVpXhWldnLQGPFNSChbhJB URL--https://www.livescience.com. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com). July 18, 2025 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE       Science questions, answered SIGN UP  ⋅     SHARE   Today's mystery Can other metals be turned into gold? (OsakaWayne Studios/Getty Images) In pursuit of prestige and riches, wealthy people across medieval Europe worked in vain to transmute everyday metals into  gold . Today, this process, known as chrysopoeia, is mostly dismissed as an alchemical dream. But is there any science to show that meta...