Richard Schiffman is an environmental journalist, poet and author of two books based in New York.
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...
Fantastic Voyage: Polynesian Seafaring Canoe Completes Its Globe ...
Fantastic Voyage: Polynesian Seafaring Canoe Comple...
Are Pets the New Probiotic? - The New York Times
Are Pets the New Probiotic? - The New York Times
Scientifically Engineered Coral Could Survive Climate Change ...
Scientifically Engineered Coral Could Survive Clima...
Not Just Another Stinky Fish - The New York Times
Not Just Another Stinky Fish - The New York Times
Wary of Mainstream Medicine, Immigrants Seek Remedies From Home
Botanicas sell herbs and oils to customers wary of mainstream medicine
What Leading Scientists Want You to Know About Today's Frightening Climate Report
Arctic sea ice on September 13, 2013, as measured b...
Plankton can save the ocean. But who will save the plankton? | New ...
Plankton can save the ocean. But who will save the ...
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...
War's toll on elephants - chicagotribune.com
War's toll on elephants - chicagotribune.com
WIRED Opinion: The DEA is Wrong to Ban a Cure for Opioid ...
WIRED Opinion: The DEA is Wrong to Ban a Cure for O...
Tracking Frackers From the Sky | Innovation | Smithsonian
Tracking Frackers From the Sky | Innovation | Smith...
The Great New York Whale Census - The New York Times
The Great New York Whale Census - The New York Time...