The humble plant that grows in the Nile had a huge impact on the written word in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome and thereby on the cultures of the rest of the world. A small museum in Cairo shows how ...

The Derveni Papyrus found in Greece is of immense importance and was registered by UNESCO in 2015 as the oldest handwritten ...

In 1986, an experiment conceived by an Appleton high school student resulted in the first and only paper ever made in space. The experiment, flown on the space shuttle Columbia, tested if paper made ...

Scientists developed a high-performance hydrogen-production catalyst using lignin, a common waste product from paper and ...

In Spain, the Cave of the Bats, Albuñol, held a major secret: bowstrings discovered in the 19th century predate those used by ...

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

Five centuries ago, a single misprinted image in a German Bible quietly rewired how Europeans pictured the world and their ...

From a riverboat adventure in Amazonia to an ancient Welsh castle (via pickpockets in Barcelona and a chewy beef tartare . . ...

Melinda Howard’s medical ordeal started with a paper cut on her hand. One week later, she was in urgent care where she required three forms of antibiotics to fight an alarming infection. “It was scary ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Shoppers in Philadelphia will soon be charged 10 cents for each paper bag they use at stores, following the passage of a new city law that takes effect in January. The ...

Here is a selection of gift ideas that will make ideal presents for everyone from colleagues, church mates, neighbours, and ...

Archaeologists in southern Turkey have uncovered a 3,500-year-old clay tablet that reads less like royal propaganda and more ...