The Pulse Archive

The EPA has approved testing the new insects in the Florida Keys, stinging some who fought the trial for years.

Most of us dread mosquito season — but on some level, you’ve got to admire these pesky bloodsuckers. Over the millennia, they’v ...

Naturally, she swats at them from time to time, but it’s her job to get to know the little biters better.

The virus seems harmless, because most people who contract it don't show symptoms. But that doesn't mean that it can’t cause the body serious harm, or even prove fatal. 

Psychologists find that “guilty pleasures” may be valuable in fighting the feelings of loneliness our current isolation-at-home can bring.

You know you’ve made it when you get parodied on Saturday Night Live … by none other than Brad Pitt. And you really know you’ve ...

It feels like we’ve been invaded by an invisible enemy — so scary we don’t even want to go to the grocery store. Inside of hospital ...

Designers sprint to create a basic model for COVID-19 patients that can be 3D-printed.

Optimizing our brains has become an obsession of the modern world. We meditate, take supplements, read books on productivity — all in t ...

The idea that you should be optimizing your quarantine time is everywhere. But resisting productivity culture and letting yourself be bored is essential to your well-being.

Facing the cytokine storm — David Fajgenbaum brings his first-hand experience with cytokine storms to bear on this new coronavirus.

What does it take to get through a global pandemic? How do you keep going, keep working, get up every day and hope for the best? Around t ...

How America’s mental health care system is creating crises instead of preventing them.

The COVID-19 outbreak is creating increased demand for mental health services — lots of people are feeling anxious, or are getting depr ...

At best, people are stuck inside. At worst, they’re working in incredibly stressful conditions, or isolated from friends and family. This is not an easy time.