Why the United States Is the Only Superpower
With so many advantages and strengths, the U.S. towers over its rivals worldwide, despite misperceptions of the threats from China and Russia, says Michael Beckley, associate professor of political science
Ever Wonder: What Is Anime?
Susan Napier, the Goldthwaite Professor of Rhetoric in International Literary and Cultural Studies, discusses what distinguishes the Japanese style of animation
Unlocking Biological Materials for Better Therapies
Researchers at Tufts’ Laboratory for Living Devices link materials like silk and paper with technology, medicine, and diagnostics
Tufts Wins Grant for K-2 Coding Education
The $4 million grant will launch a unique partnership between Tufts and Norfolk Public Schools to create an early childhood computer science curriculum
This Fungus Mutates. That’s Good News if You Like Cheese.
In a study published in mBio and featured in the New York Times, Benjamin Wolfe, Eileen Fox Aptman and Lowell Aptman Assistant Professor, and a team of researchers offer the first detailed view of how a fungus transforms into a mold safe for food production in as few as four weeks.
Secrets to climate change adaptation uncovered in the European corn borer moth
A team led by Tufts biologists find genetic variation that allows the moth to change its biological clock and adjust to shorter winters
Cutting Corners on Numbers
Tufts mathematicians find the way we represent numbers in computers can lead to large computational errors, especially for modeling dynamical systems
What’s Ahead for the Economy?
There is increasing risk of recession in the U.S. and around the world as trade wars create uncertainty, says a Tufts economist
Finding a Long-Hidden Secret in “Paradise Lost”
Miranda Phaal, A18, discovered an acrostic in John Milton’s classic that had gone unnoticed for more than 300 years
The Truth About Conspiracy Theories
They’re more complex than you’d think—and spreading faster and further than ever, says Kelly Greenhill, professor of political science