Charles Goodyear's obsession began one auspicious day in New York. He’d always been a tinkerer and a new “miracle” substance, rubber, had caught his fancy. He’d developed an improved valve for a ...

January 13 is National Rubber Ducky Day. The colorful toy is a staple in children's bath tubs and is more than a century old. But how did the simple yellow duck become so popular? The earliest ducks ...

Rubber, with its diverse uses and unique properties, is integral to modern industrial society. The history of rubber production for the market still shapes our world today A worker collects sap from a ...