
The Pulse Archive
Epigenetics may hold answers to the survival of hatchery-born salmon
Coho salmon born in captivity are less likely to survive than those born in the wild, and scientists think captivity may be to blame.
7 years ago
Listen 06:23As drug overdose deaths continue to soar, cities hit hard by the opioid crisis are considering a controversial new proposal: safe injecti ...
Air Date: July 6, 2018
Listen 49:19Lessons from Vancouver: U.S. cities consider supervised injection facilities
Vancouver is home to North America’s first, public supervised injection facility — and an explosion of spin-offs designed to prevent overdose deaths.
7 years ago
Listen 35:14Science and the Fourth of July
Rebroadcast: Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country. Many of the Founding Fathers — Madison, ...
Air Date: June 29, 2018
Listen 48:59Sometimes it feels like the world is conspiring to make us pack on the pounds — we sit at desks all day, grab fast food on the run, and ...
Air Date: June 22, 2018
Listen 49:52Rx: zucchini, brown rice, turkey soup Medicaid plan offers food as medicine
A small group of insurers offers some members with serious illnesses medically tailored meals to improve their health.
7 years ago
Listen 7:11Do soda taxes help or hurt the poor?
Supporters say taxing sugary drinks is a boon for public health — detractors say the levy is a menace for low-income communities. Who’s right?
7 years ago
Listen 9:13The Atlantic hurricane season is here — that time of the year when tropical storms whip their way in from the sea, cutting paths of des ...
Air Date: June 15, 2018
Listen 50:06Baby Jacob weighed less than a pound when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico ripping into the hospital roof over his head.
7 years ago
Listen 6:50In Puerto Rico, residents band together to defend against mosquitos
In Puerto Rico's mountain towns, grassroots community groups are finding purpose and protection by making homemade mosquito nets.
7 years ago
Listen 5:01Puerto Rico crawls toward full re-electrification
As the island’s utility struggles to turn the lights back on, there’s a larger conversation about rebuilding better.
7 years ago
Listen 16:43We have dogs to thank for pacemakers. We probably should be a little grateful to mice for the development of chemotherapy. Cows helped us ...
Air Date: June 8, 2018
Listen 49:20At this retirement home, chimps are in charge
Chimpanzees used in biomedical research often have no place to go when they retire. But a sanctuary in central Washington state is now home to seven animals, and counting.
7 years ago
Listen 7:40Zebrafish are the new lab rats
At the University of Calgary scientists say this tiny, tropical fish may be a quicker, cheaper way to find new drugs to treat epilepsy.
7 years ago
Listen 5:34Is it important to keep lab rats happy?
Veterinarians say bored mice and rats that live in barren cages are bad test subjects.
7 years ago
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