Ever wondered how a pencil is made? Me too, so I will join you as we watch the following video. It's from pencil-maker Staedtler. Just imagine that I am sitting at your side, perhaps sipping a coffee ...

Prices allow the pencil makers to quickly set aside numerous procedures for making pencils that would result in functioning pencils, but at the cost of squandering natural or labor resources better ...

Despite the name, pencils have never been made with lead. They’re made with graphite, a form of carbon. Just where does graphite come from, and why did we decided to write with it? NPR took a look ...

No one in the world knows how to make the newspaper you are holding (and, if you’re reading this on your phone, computer, iPad or Kindle, no one knows how to make those things either). Even the best ...