The Pulse Archive

The military has a long history of using games in training, but troops also enjoy playing video games during their downtime, and some military gaming communities even help

What happens when we step away from people and places?

As the hurricane threatened, Miami-Dade County opened more than 40 shelters for people who needed a safe place to go. Some low-income, vulnerable people needed more support.

While sound professionals and amateurs have moved to digital recording, reel-to-reel still holds a special place among some producers and audio nerds.

A bill aims to address abandoned mine lands with a focus on economic development. Proponents see it as a way to imagine a more sustainable future for old coal country.

Savannah Fleeman, 17, has a rare pain syndrome and says even the lightest touch felt like “being stabbed.” A controversial therapy pushed her to feel that pain over and over.

For some, suspending from the ceiling by hooks in the skin feels like therapy.

Sound designers have a bag of acoustic “scares” to frighten and unnerve an audience.

What we eat and how we feed ourselves is inherently cultural and political in nature.

Shark fin is the main ingredient in a much-prized soup. Fishermen commonly cut off the fins and throw the rest of the shark overboard to drown.

Farming is the second-whitest job in the United States.

Humans have a long history of sharing breast milk, but society’s acceptance has ebbed and flowed.

We used to think of nerds as unattractive, pimply or tragically unfashionable — but somehow over the years — the meaning changed.

National waste service provider discontinues contracts with abortion clinics under pressure.

Getting 161 animals to safety requires choreography and cooperation.