Dragons Poisons Fissions Frissons Elixirs...Alchemy

From glow-in-the-dark Actinium to golden Zirconium, art and haiku meet the periodic table of the elements. Dark Matters is the third chapter of Secrets of the Elements -- a continuing collaboration between chemist-artist Langley Spurlock and poet John Martin Tarrat. This time, Chlorine, Mercury, Oxygen, Silicon, and Xenon are among 27 elements that explore the mysteries of life and the secrets of an unfinished universe.