Celluloid: the story of the plastic that made Hollywood

Originally invented for billiard balls, this new material revolutionised photography – and paved the way for cinema.
Smithsonian Magazine

In One of the Wettest Places on the Planet, Indigenous People Build Bridges and Ladders Out of Living Tree Roots

For hundreds of years, Khasi and Jaintia people in Meghalaya, India, have woven the roots of Indian rubber trees into ...