Ancient Egyptians made an early version of plant-based paper using papyrus — which is where the word "paper" comes from. They removed fibers from the stem of the papyrus plant (Cyperus papyrus ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Storm Team 4’s meteorologist Liz McGiffin caught up with Alyssa Cassabaum-Smith, a scientist at COSI, to do an activity similar to how ancient Egyptians made paper. In ...

According to the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., some believe the earliest paper airplanes came from China with the use of papyrus paper to make kites.

Musaazi took on the daunting challenge of inventing an inexpensive and biodegradable sanitary napkin made from local materials. Using his wife and daughter as guinea pigs for his prototype absorbent ...