Of course there's a day for everything. Many days on the calendar, in fact, are used to celebrate more than one "milestone." But I must admit my dismay when I found out that April 15 not only is Tax ...

Erasers are a staple in any stationery kit, often used to correct mistakes when writing or drawing with a pencil. Whether it’s at school, work, or during an art project, they serve as a handy tool to ...

The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) is mulling strict restrictions on the amount of plasticizer chemicals contained in rubber erasers. Some erasers currently sold on the market ...

You probably don’t think about pencils and erasers much in today’s world of digital and mobile access to everything. But despite our devotion to our devices, we still use billions of pencils every ...

A pencil eraser (Alexis Madrigal). It's true, as Arthur C. Clarke said, that the most advanced technologies are indistinguishable from magic. It's not true, however, that the world's most magical ...

Sure, pencil erasers come in handy when you're working through a crossword puzzle, doing addition or measuring for home-improvement projects. But they can also help make your life easier when it comes ...