Papyrus, the ancient world’s paper, is made from the pith of reeds that grew along the Nile River. Lucky for us, it was used to create documents that survived for thousands of years in Egypt’s dry ...

Papyrus' Grand Prix Legends is still considered to be one of the finest racing games of all time. When Papyrus Racing Games released its final installment in the storied NASCAR Racing series in ...

An ancient Egyptian letter, written roughly 3,300 years ago, has suddenly become the latest flashpoint in a very old argument about whether the Bible’s giant humans were rooted in real encounters. The ...

Wasabi vapours are potent enough to kill fungi growing on painted papyrus fragments – all without damaging the fragile artefacts or altering the appearance of their vivid colours. Fungus can damage ...

Well-known as a writing material in ancient Egypt, papyrus had many more uses, according to ecologist Gaudet in this encyclopedic history of the swamp-dwelling plant. Indeed, Gaudet maintains that ...