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Richard Schiffman

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Covers:  food safety, environmental issues, spirituality, politics, health, books, agriculture
Doesn't Cover: financials
Environmental journalist, author and poet.

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Richard Schiffman’s Biography

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Richard Schiffman is an environmental journalist who started doing stories for NPR before moving on to print. He has published two books, and his poetry has appeared in major literary journals. He has also written extensively on the confluence between spirituality and science.

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Mystery of the disappearing bees: Solved!

Mystery of the disappearing bees: Solved!

If it were a novel, people would criticize the plot for being too far-fetched - thriving colonies disappear o…

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For your own sake, stop working so hard

For your own sake, stop working so hard

Americans already work hundreds of hours a year more than their counterparts in other developed countries, in…

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'Frackademia': how Big Gas bought research on hydraulic fracturing

'Frackademia': how Big Gas bought research on hydraulic fracturing

Last week, the oil company Chevron took out a full-page ad in the Atlantic Monthly to say - seemingly innocuo…

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How Did a Tortoise Survive 30 Years in a Box?

How Did a Tortoise Survive 30 Years in a Box?

Tortoises are famous for living to a ripe old age. One giant tortoise named Adwaita is said to have lived 255…

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How Cubans' Health Improved When Their Economy Collapsed

How Cubans' Health Improved When Their Economy Collapsed

Enrique De La Osa/Reuters When Cuba's benefactor, the Soviet Union, closed up shop in the early 1990s, it sen…

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A sunny day we must avoid

A sunny day we must avoid

NASA/Getty Images The after-effects of solar eruptions like this one could harm our power systems, the author…

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Book Review: How Wildlife Are Returning to the East

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By Richard Schiffman Verified
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When the first European settlers arrived on the east coast of North America in the 16th century, they found a land filled with astounding natural wonders and biological richness. Herds of elk and packs of wolves roamed through old-growth forests, and flocks of geese and sandhill cranes filled the air with raucous cries during their seasonal migrations.
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The secret relationships that govern life on Earth

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By Richard Schiffman Verified
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Hidden Creatures: Luscious Leeches, Bashful Botflies, and the Wondrous, History-Shaping World of Parasites Dino Martins Knopf (2026) Togetherness: How Symbiosis Can Change the Way We Understand Our World, Ourselves and Our Future Rowan Hooper Fern (2026) Humans often fancy that we are independent creatures, living sealed off from other species. Yet, that false sense of separation vanishes when bacteria make us sick or a bear raids the rubbish bin.
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This 1863 Massacre Was the Deadliest Slaughter of Native Americans in U.S. History. Now, the Shoshone Are Restoring the Site of the Attack

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Amid mounting tensions between white settlers and the Shoshone, Union soldiers killed an estimated 250 to 500 Shoshone. Today, the Indigenous nation is working to bring “nature back into balance” The Bear River Massacre, which took place in a valley in what is now southeast Idaho on January 29, 1863, is often described as the worst attack on Native Americans in United States history. Troops from a Union Army regiment slaughtered an estimated 250 to 500 men, women and children in a matter of hours.
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