The Pulse Archive

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 ...

Every time you go to see a new doctor, you have to fill out forms that ask your name, your age, your family history — and your race and ...

Is an equation most commonly used to predict kidney health unintentionally contributing to health disparities — and reinforcing racist thinking?

Language is how we connect — to each other, to the past, to the future — how we create culture, communicate ideas, and make decisions ...

It seems like every week, we hear about new breakthroughs in cancer treatment — new discoveries, new medications, new hopes for a cure. ...

A researcher’s experience as a patient motivated him to find cures. He focused on cancers caused by the human papillomavirus.  

Left to their own devices, viruses are pretty much helpless. They need cells to infect in order to replicate. But they’re sneaky — ma ...

Humans have been obsessed with Mars for thousands of years, but it wasn’t until the mid-20th century that we began to have actual break ...

For thousands of years, humans have obsessed over Mars from afar. At first, maybe it was the fact that Mars stands out in the night sky b ...

NASA's rovers are labs on wheels, doing work on Mars, while being directed by scientists and engineers here on earth. How do they repair rovers from millions of miles away?

If or when humans get to the red planet, one of the next big questions is: What will they eat there? Would it even be possible to have a healthy or tasty diet?

Anxiety can feel like a buzzing electric current that fuels our thoughts and behaviors. There are the well-known symptoms — chest pains ...

Jumping at the slightest little thing can be annoying and embarrassing. Why do some people startle so easily, and can they do anything about it?

People can reframe their relationship with uncertainty and that can help relieve some of their anxiety.

Our sense of smell can bring us quick bursts of joy, like a whiff of bread baking, that freshly brewed cup of coffee, or your favorite pe ...