Papyrus is an aquatic plant native to Africa that thrives in warm and moist environments. It has a rich and famous history of ...

Papyrus (and possibly paper) The versatile papyrus plant has parts that can be eaten and a stem that can be used to make boats, as well as the earliest writing surfaces.

Papyrus is a type of writing support used mostly in Egypt and parts of the Middle East. Papyrus comes from the Papyrus plant. The plant has been used for over a thousand years, and it still exists.

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 ...

After 12 years of working on a flower farm, Joseph Obango decided to set up his own farm. He did not go the roses route, the common cut flower exported to Europe. He grew papyrus and water cigars.

The unique disinfecting strategy could help archaeologists and museums preserve documents written on paper made from the papyrus plant, a material used for thousands of years in ancient Egypt ...