California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Meet Allan Lichtman, the professor who predicted the president (and the last 10)
I came across the keys serendipitously when I was a visiting distinguished scholar at the California Institute of Technology in southern California in 1981. There I met the world’s leading authority ...
Who is Allan Lichtman and how does he predict the presidential race with such accuracy?
Known as the presidential prognosticator, this American University professor has a strong record of predicting who might win the White House.
This diamond exoplanet lost its atmosphere — then it grew another
"We measured the thermal emissions from this rocky planet, and the measurement indicates that the planet has a substantial atmosphere. It is very exciting." ...
NASA Selects Three Groups Working On Climate Studies
NASA says it has selected four groups working on missions to help study the climate and climate change, including three companies based in Southern California. According to NASA, the proposals for con ...
Mysterious blobs inside Earth triggered plate tectonics, study suggests
Modelling suggests the giant impact that formed the moon also left behind material deep inside Earth that may have helped kick off plate tectonics.

This diamond exoplanet lost its atmosphere — then it grew another
"We measured the thermal emissions from this rocky planet, and the measurement indicates that the planet has a substantial atmosphere. It is very exciting." ...
I almost died. Here’s what I learned from the experience.
Scientists are zeroing in on the parts of the brain that register our awareness of existing. But this physical explanation won’t be the whole story.
Scientists discover remains of ‘buried ancient planet’ from 4.5 billion years ago
Scientists have discovered evidence of the remains of a planet within the Moon's crust which they reckon crashed into Earth 4.5 billion years ago. When space boffins aren't mapping the weather on a 1, ...
A new use for fiber optic lines: detecting earthquakes, Caltech researchers say
Zhongwen Zhan, a geophysics professor at Caltech, and his team of researchers say they have found a way to use fiber optic cables to monitor earthquakes. He presented their findings this week.
Scientists Find New Evidence That Giant Planet 9 Is Real And Part Of Our Solar System
Since the discovery of Neptune in 1846, scientists have postulated that there is yet another planet, Planet 9, lurking in our solar system. Originally ...