The Pulse Archive

Swarthmore College may be the birthplace of the movement to strip fossil fuel company stocks from university investment portfolios, but s ...

Numbers have mattered to humans since the earliest civilizations…but some have mattered more than others. There are certain ...

This month’s PBS mini series “Twice Born,” takes viewers inside an intense surgery unit at the Children’s Hospita ...

They’re really common screenings, especially for people who are over 50. More than ...

Electronic cigarettes are a booming business with a growing customer base. Some see them as a great hope for smokers who want to quit, ot ...

New research links embracing with better health outcomes. Being hugged may help reduce the harmful effects of stress on the body, ...

More research is on the way on the benefits, risks of e-cigs.  Public health experts say they are just beginning to untangle ...

A privately funded space telescope would scan the solar system for rocks that could cause the next mass extinction event on Earth. ...

For those who’ve long claimed Chris Satullo must have a hole in his head, good news.  Medical science has pinpointed its location. ...

One study out of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says yes.  Graphic photo labels on cigarette packs that highlight the dan ...

What’s worse for deep-sea corals – oil spills or the cleanup?  A recent study out of Temple University found that ...

Last week, the Obama Administration announced major federal regulations on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Susan Phillips, Stat ...

New research explores how the body reacts to successful commercials.  Thirty seconds is an eternity when spent suffering thro ...

The Pulse has been doing a series of stories on the issue of cancer this month, leading up the release of the new Ken Burns documentary,& ...

What can we do to adapt to global warming as species move, shift their habitats or disappear altogether? This big question came up in our ...