The Pulse Archive

For decades, slavery created challenges for Black Americans trying to trace their roots. DNA ancestry tests might reveal new answers.

The patch, the gum, lozenges, medication — it seems like there are endless ways to quit smoking. But for some people, none of them work ...

American Indians have the highest smoking rates in the country: US commercialization of tobacco continues to complicate sacred use of the plant.

Energy fuels our lives in ways that seem almost magical. It can transform darkness into light, cold into warmth, water into ice. Of cours ...

How close are scientists to developing fusion energy? And what are the roadblocks standing in the way?

Years of research powered electric car batteries, yet questions remain to be answered.

Over the past year, public health officials went from being the people who nudge us not to smoke, not to drink and drive, and to eat our ...

Emily Smith, an epidemiologist married to a preacher, has been able to reach evangelicals in a way others can’t, by meeting them where they are.

“Trust the science!” It’s a phrase we’ve heard a lot during the pandemic. It’s come to mean things like “wear masks” or ...

For years, sufferers of EHS have maintained that the electromagnetic fields around us are dangerous. A handful of scientists agree.

Frank W. Abagnale Jr. is famous for cons documented in the blockbuster “Catch Me If You Can.” But science writer Alan Logan says the real grift is Abagnale’s entire story.

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Open to new experiences, or comforted by routine? Shy or the life of the party? Figuring out what m ...

More than 2 million people in the U.S. are incarcerated — and tens of thousands have had COVID-19. The pandemic has brought more attent ...

A large proportion of incarcerated people have their chronic conditions diagnosed while in prison. But experts say quality care can be hard to get.

The stress of supporting a family member in prison can cause lasting health issues for those on the outside. Consequences can stretch far beyond the person doing the time.