Shell Too Snug? Hermit Crabs Have a Fix
Scientists have long known that hermit crabs control their growth to fit in their shells. Now we know how they do it.
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It May Not Just Be What’s in Ultra-Processed Foods, but How They’re Made
New observational study suggests processing itself could partly explain links to diabetes, heart disease, and early death
The Hidden Reason the Placebo Effect Works
It isn’t magic—it’s biology, with a boost from social signals, expectations, and trust, says a biologist
How Learning Assistants Are Capitalizing on Confusion
Undergraduates who assist professors in STEM courses strengthen not only their peers’ learning, but also their own ability to think critically
Fifteen Tufts Students and Alumni Recognized Nationally with NSF Research Fellowships
The 2026 recipients stood out in one of the country’s most rigorous graduate fellowship competitions
Tufts Is in the National Academy of Inventors 2025 Top 100 for Faculty Patents
The ranking for patents shows the wide range of innovative research led by scientists across the university
Scientists Create Novel Organism with Primitive Nervous System
Tiny neurobots made from frog cells exhibit complex movements with simple neural networks
Sourdough Starters Reveal a Recipe for Predicting Microbial Species Survival
Scientists use microbes in bread dough to test a simple way to understand how species live together in nature
Is Feeding Birds and Other Wildlife a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?
It very much depends on the species and the habitat, say two Tufts biologists