When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Paper is a ubiquitous part of everyday life, but how is it made, and where did it originate?

Conventional breeding of trees takes time, but CRISPR gene editing should help speed things up. Now, scientists at North Carolina State University have used CRISPR to adjust the genomes of poplar ...

When December rolls around, our house fills with twinkle lights, pine-scented candles, and my little ones asking, “Can we make something Christmasy?” This Paper Plate Christmas Tree Craft has become ...

The next time you grab a sheet of paper to do your homework, remember that the product you're writing on was once a tree. Most kids know this, but what you may not know is how a tree is turned into ...

According to Cloud Paper, a bamboo paper product maker, humankind currently cuts down an acre of forest every second. In 2021, Cloud Paper saved 10,000 trees. They did so by replacing traditional ...

Dedicated September 26, 2001, at the Savannah Pulp and Paper Laboratory (now the Herty Advanced Materials Development Center) in Savannah, Georgia. When Georgia chemist Charles Holmes Herty found a ...