Paper is a ubiquitous part of everyday life, but how is it made, and where did it originate? Ancient Egyptians made an early version of plant-based paper using papyrus — which is where the word "paper ...

Processing wood into paper requires a lot of water, energy, and chemicals. Creapaper mixes in grass, reducing the need for trees—and all the resources necessary to process them. As the backlash ...

Daniel Bushaway loves paper like other people love music or film. He's a lifelong paperphile, which explains why he's spent two years working on Lifecycle, an ambitious photo series documenting mills ...

More and more of us may read their newspaper online. But many kinds of paper are “on a roll.” Martha Teichner this morning offers us a crash course on paper. You might want to take notes: They’re just ...

I recently caught up with Woody Harrelson, who is changing the way paper is made with his partner, Jeff Golfman. Their company is called Step Forward Paper and their paper is made out of 80 percent ...

With consumers clamoring for toilet paper because of a panic caused by the port workers' strike along the East and Gulf coasts, it's important to remember – toilet paper is made in the United States.

Wax paper can’t be recycled with other paper items because the wax coating interferes with the recycling process. However, there are still plenty of different options to dispose of your wax paper in ...

This is no ordinary origami paper, it's made out of organ tissues and could eventually become a high-tech band aid. Northwestern University When Adam Jakus was a postdoc at Northwestern University he ...

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