A shortage of cocoa beans is driving up the cost to make chocolate — especially for small chocolatiers. That means people ...

High temperatures, ageing trees and disease have lowered cocoa supplies and raised prices. Cocoa prices surged almost 300 ...

Grist reports that rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and ...

Dark chocolate with cocoa higher than 75% is considered a craft ingredient among chocolate experts. Find out what makes a ...

We’ve now figured out how to culture chocolate in the lab. The breakthrough could help with spiralling cocoa costs, and may ...

By shading cacao trees on plantations, for example, it might be possible to improve harvests and potentially reduce the volatility of cocoa supplies. Such interventions, besides switching to cocoa ...

In the tropical nations of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria, rows of cacao trees sprout pods bearing dozens of ...

In the tropical nations of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria, rows of cacao trees sprout pods bearing ... and methane is roasting the planet's cocoa belt and skyrocketing chocolate ...