Richard Schiffman

Green Rush

Arctic sea ice on September 13, 2013, as measured b...

If it were a novel, people would criticize the plot for being too far-fetched – thriving colonies disappear overnight without leaving a trace, the bodies of the victims are never found.

Right-Wing Group Seeks Help Rewriting the Bible Bec...

Recently a friend confided over dinner that her job was “killing” her. I was surprised. She is a director of a midsize nonprofit that is doing citizen diplomacy work in the Middle East, and she...

Richard Schiffman: Thanks to fossil fuel industry sponsorship, we know all about the benefits of natural gas – but we don't have the data on its risks

A Brazilian family recently found their long-lost pet tortoise in a box after 30 years. Find out how the reptile made it through the ordeal.

If you live in the lower 48 states, you have probably never seen the Northern Lights. This spectacular display is generated when high energy particles from the sun collide with atoms in the high atmos...

One in six Americans will go hungry this year becau...

Sometimes financial crises can force lifestyle changes for the better.

"Abnormal" fire risks are the new normal.

The organism does most of the work.

Most of us won't be surprised to learn that drivers of fancy cars are menaces. But what would that Maserati-driving hotshot do if a convenience store clerk gave him more change than he was due? Surpri...

"There are no atheists in foxholes," the saying goes. But a new study suggests that people in stressful situations don't always turn to a higher power. Sometimes, they turn to science.