A decade ago, scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health used ferrets to engineer a highly lethal flu virus. The purpose of the research — known as “gain of function” — was to better ...

If you’ve played Candy Crush, flown on United Airlines, or taken an Uber or Lyft, you’ve been in one of Prof. John List’s experiments without even knowing it. List has revolutionized economics ...

The decision follows years of controversy and the departure of one of the program’s key researchers. Harvard researchers have ceased a long-running effort to conduct a small geoengineering experiment ...