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 ...

The expensive, energy-intensive process of turning wood into paper costs the pulp and paper industries more than $6 billion a year. Much of that expense involves separating wood's cellulose from ...

Toilet paper gets its softness from virgin pine pulp. You can check the labeling to ensure it was sustainably sourced. Commercial forests are critical to the paper products industry, and likewise ...

Researchers have found a way to genetically modify trees for the purpose of creating sustainable paper. According to “Science Daily,” Lignin — a polymer found in most plants — must be removed to ...

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 ...

The history of paper, much like the history of humanity itself that it would go on to chronicle, was an evolutionary process. Writing systems evolved first on clay tablets before ancient Egyptians ...