The writer Malcolm Gladwell popularized the term "tipping points" to refer to the moment when a trend or social behavior crosses a threshold and rapidly spreads everywhere. In physics, tipping points ...

Limbs evolved as a means of locomotion. From the primitive rotating flagella of bacteria to the wings of flies and even our own legs, animals use these appendages to travel to find food or mates, or ...

First light is the threshold moment in astronomy when a telescope makes its first observation and opens a new window to discovery. That same spirit of possibility defines the Caltech community.

Kareem El-Badry, associate professor of astronomy at Caltech, has been selected as one of 20 Packard Fellows for 2026. The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering provide just under $990,000 ...

NASA announced today the selection of a new space telescope that will explore the cold, dusty universe in far‑infrared light, providing the ability to view cosmic objects and events at wavelengths ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a contagious bacterial infection that primarily infects the lungs. While curative treatments exist for TB, more than 80 percent of cases occur in low- and middle-income nations ...

The Institute is recognized for its exceptional students, generous financial aid, experiential opportunities, graduates' earnings, and faculty research, among other areas. Caltech earned the top ...

On Friday, September 25, Caltech formally welcomed its newest class of scholars, including 255 undergraduate students, 173 graduate students, and 40 postdoctoral scholars, at a Convocation ceremony in ...

The Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series, which has connected the public with groundbreaking Caltech research and innovation for more than 100 years, returns in November for the 2026–27 season.

Isaac Newton is typically portrayed as a solitary scientist with intense focus who was obsessed with power and deeply egotistical. But a new book by Caltech historians Jed Buchwald and Mordechai ...