The Pulse Archive

From nylon to next-generation fabrics, the research lab always precedes the runway.  For thousands of years, we humans donned ...

Half the money and none of the respect, a first-year resident says no wonder new doctors aren’t choosing to be generalists. ...

Philadelphia’s new soda tax, signed into law this week, is a major victory for public health advocates. Bottled Coke, Pepsi, iced t ...

Researchers at a University of Pennsylvania dermatology lab were running a cancer study when they noticed that sex hormones were affectin ...

We step back in time and visit the nation’s first chartered hospital for a walk through a peculiar, hidden piece of land that ...

The horrific mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando has heightened conversations about guns, hate crimes, and terrorism. ...

Sunday, June 12, 2016 marked the largest mass shooting in U.S. history. It also marked one of many mass shootings around the globe i ...

We’ve come a long way from the days when mental hospitals, like England’s notorious “Bedlam”, doubled as carnival ...

A mom, a daughter, a disease, and time. Liz Buvinger admits she can be a bit of a “planner”—even a Type A personalit ...

Right along the original, brick buildings, behind the carefully maintained shrubs and flowers, is a rather unusual piece of landscaping, ...

At the Hoober farm store in Middletown, Delaware, there’s all the usual machinery – tractors, generators, sprayers, planters. But out ...

Despite advances in science and technology, humankind is still trying to find its way through the world. On this episode, we explore a li ...

Eighty years ago, one man set out to eradicate the deadly insect that now causes Zika—and it sullied his legacy forever. It̵ ...

Sure, mice, fruit flies, and zebrafish have their place in the hearts of researchers, but, if you want to study extreme behaviors, the Me ...

For many people, Muhammad Ali was a champion both inside and out of the ring. For people living with Parkins ...