Most scholars cite the invention of paper as occurring in AD 105 when an eunuch in the Han court named Cai Lun created a papermaking process that was reported to the Chinese Emperor by Ts’ai Lun, an ...

Every week my column gets printed on paper. Sometimes I use paper to dry my paws. Or clean up after I use the litterbox. I asked my friend Xiuyu Wang who invented paper – and why. He ’s at Washington ...

October 7, 1806, 212 years ago today, was a date for an achievement that was anything but singular - for that was the day carbon paper was patented by the English inventor Ralph Wedgwood, a member of ...

Ranger Mac reveals how wasps inspired papermaking with wood pulp centuries before humans did. Discover how nature and human innovation intertwine in this lesson with Ranger Mac. Learn how early ...

Throughout history, there has been a treasure trove of innovative ideas that have stood the test of time; the wheel, paper and other ancient inventions, continue to influence our lives today. The ...