The Latest Breaking News from Caltech

On February 28, 1951, American scientist Linus Pauling, along with his co-workers at Caltech, published their theoretical description of the structure of proteins in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. For Pauling, who spent a lifetime in science, it was the perfect way of turning 50. A.S.Ganesh takes a…

Documents show industry-backed Air Pollution Foundation uncovered the severe harm climate change would wreak

Caltech researchers have found a method of fabricating metal components nearly as small as a flu virus.

Seismologists have recognised since the 1970s that two mysterious continent-sized blobs reside in the deepest part of Earth’s mantle, one under Africa and the other under the South Pacific region

The idea has been around for decades, but space-based solar power is closer to reality now than ever, and could alleviate some pollution.

The idea of space-based solar power (SBSP) – using satellites to collect energy from the sun and “beam” it to collection points on Earth – has been around since at least the late 1960s. Despite its huge potential, the concept has not gained sufficient traction due to cost and technological…

Astronomers Discover Two-Faced Star: Hydrogen on One Side, Helium on the Other

The white dwarf, nicknamed Janus, has one side helium, one side hydrogen.

A team from Caltech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has designed something that goes way beyond your typical rover, and may be the next step in robotic planetary exploration.