The Pulse Archive

Ten minutes per grade, per night, says one expert.  “Kindergartners should not be having homework,” exclaims Step ...

Last year, Will Haskell’s high school classmates shut down their school with the power of words. This wasn’t an act of free i ...

Bullying is as old as the one-room schoolhouse, but technology has changed the frequency and intensity of teasing. The posterchild for th ...

The public debate over climate change has worked its way into science classrooms, where scientists say it has no place.  The ...

Head lice have upped their game — recent research confirms that many of them have become resistant to most of the potions we use to kil ...

Goodbye lathes, hello 3D printers. Across the country, a handful of schools are giving their old shop classrooms a major makeover, ...

Teens need about eight and a half to nine and a half hours of sleep every night, but at lots of schools the morning bell rings around 7:2 ...

A paramedic making house calls, a surgeon making faces more feminine, and women in Nashville writing songs of their assaults — on this ...

After 1,000 deep brain stimulation surgeries, a surgeon says he’s at his best when extreme focus is necessary. Those who suf ...

Once a new mom with HIV delivers a healthy baby, sometimes she thinks she’s ‘done.’ The healthcare system has go ...

It’s hard not to admire the transition into fall’s fiery foliage, particularly in the northeast part of the country. Leaves, ...

Have you ever thought about what makes a face feminine? According to one of the surgeons who pioneered facial feminization surgery, what ...

We all know inhaling helium makes your voice sound high and squeaky, but do you know why?  If you’ve ever inhaled from ...

‘Community paramedicine’ aims to keep patients out of the ER. Nancy Nolan is wearing a neon-pinkish-sort-of-creamsicle ...

We are bringing you the science of all things spooky, ghoulish, and…dead? We’ll give you a sneak peek into the death positive ...