A new study has found that wasabi—the spicy green paste that pairs well with sushi—can be used as a tool to conserve ancient papyrus scrolls. Thousands of years ago, papyrus was used to make a number ...

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 ...

Elon Musk is keen to help with efforts to decode 2,000-year-old papyrus scrolls. In a post on X, the billionaire volunteered funds for the Vesuvius Challenge project. Musk told Bloomberg that he was ...