Stories by Richard Schiffman : Contently

The Wall Street Journal

The Bitter Truth About Chocolate

Valentine’s Day is known for two things: romantic love and chocolate. Romance is famously fickle—it comes and goes. But our love affair with chocolate never seems to wane.
Americans spend more today on chocolate products than the gross national product of some of the countries where cacao is grown. The research group Euromonitor International reports that U.S. sales of chocolate went from $14.2 billion in 2007 to $18.9 billion in 2017, a period during which overall sales for candy declined, l...

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Scientific American

Fantastic Voyage: Polynesian Seafaring Canoe Completes Its Globe ...

Fantastic Voyage: Polynesian Seafaring Canoe Comple...

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The New York Times

Are Pets the New Probiotic? - The New York Times

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The Atlantic

Professor Caveman - The Atlantic

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Newsweek

Scientifically Engineered Coral Could Survive Climate Change ...

Scientifically Engineered Coral Could Survive Clima...

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The New York Times

Not Just Another Stinky Fish - The New York Times

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The New York Times

Wary of Mainstream Medicine, Immigrants Seek Remedies From Home

Botanicas sell herbs and oils to customers wary of mainstream medicine

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The Atlantic

What Leading Scientists Want You to Know About Today's Frightening Climate Report

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

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New Scientist

Plankton can save the ocean. But who will save the plankton? | New ...

Plankton can save the ocean. But who will save the ...

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The Washington Post

For your own sake, stop working so hard - Washington Post

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...