The Pulse Archive

Cut way back on red meat, say scientists, who came up with a controversial diet recommended for our health, and the planet’s.

At its best, sex isn’t just fun — it’s good for our health. It can relieve stress, enhance our mood — even offer a bit of ...

In Louisiana, even an informed patient got lost in barriers and stigma while trying to get a prescription for PrEP.

A look at the tough choice fertility patients face — and what that’s meant for thousands upon thousands of unused embryos.

Lawmakers consider expanding end-of-life options, but not for people with Alzheimer’s disease.

At the Tokyo Public Bayshore Disaster Prevention Park, learn how to survive without electricity, running water, heat, or air conditioning for 72 hours.

Earthquakes, storms, fires, disease — they sweep into our communities, often unexpectedly. They don’t happen often, but when they do, ...

When flames started to burn down the hill toward his family ranch, Charlie Lovick saw his chance: He kept a cool head and took action.

Being in nature is restorative; the wild can feed your soul. But, for hundreds of years, we pushed west across the country, tra ...

New research on solitary confinement could bridge the mind-body gap when it comes to cruel and unusual punishment.

Humans are social animals, equipped with brains hard-wired to connect with those around us. We rely on relationships for safety and survi ...

Some humans here on Earth think so, now that the Opportunity rover’s mission has ended.

Math is a discipline of logic, but for lots of us, it may as well be magic: a force as powerful as it is unattainable. The “math anxiou ...

A little-known learning disability is helping kids — and adults — reframe their struggles with numbers.

For decades, people in the U.S. have worried about falling behind the rest of the world at math. Some teachers think they have answers.