The Pulse Archive

School closures during the pandemic have pushed education for millions of kids into a virtual setting. The sudden changes have caused som ...

Black students who are exposed to Black teachers by third grade are 13% more likely to enroll in college, research shows. This is called the role-model effect.

Kindergarten attendance is down during the pandemic. Is that a good thing? A bad thing? Science and history offer some answers.

Every time you get a prescription drug, you’re dealing with a middleman you’ve probably never heard of — one who has had a hand in ...

How pharmacy benefit managers impacted one independent pharmacist.

What is love? Is it that warm and fuzzy feeling, that crazed obsession, that deep sentiment of trust and good will? It’s all of those t ...

When we think of “the future,” it sounds like something abstract and faraway — we imagine new inventions, cutting-edge innovations, ...

It is the job of futurists to think about what the future holds. We can use those skills in our lives too.

Who are you? There are dozens of ways to answer that question, from your name and nationality, to your relationships and job, all the way ...

Journaling is a lifelong process — whether it’s daily, yearly or every decade — it's a way to check in with yourself and say, “How am I doing right now?”

Plastic gets a bad rap — over the years, it’s become synonymous with environmental destruction, cheap fakery, needless consumption, a ...

Sensory treats were possible, things like bright kitchenware and fun toys. We got hooked.

Worldwide, researchers are hunting for a kind of `secret sauce’ — a souped-up enzyme capable of breaking down some of the most resilient plastics.

Owning a pet means making decisions that affect their health — from what they eat, to whether and how much they exercise, to how they s ...

Bidding a beloved animal farewell is hard. Knowing when it’s time can be even harder.