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This decision lengthens the two-year moratorium announced by the Institute in June 2020 to three years. As with the original moratorium, the extension is a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on access to the exams for…

But slip beneath the surface and the above-ground simplicity gives way to subterranean complexity. Tunnels dive downward, branching and leading to specialized chambers that serve as home for the colony's queen, as nurseries for its young,…

Sponsored by the Staff & Faculty Consultation Center (SFCC) and HR Events & Education, the staff appreciation event featured food, music, games, and activities for four hours midday.Event organizer and SFCC director Linda Krippner…

The technique can be used to understand the wide variety of microbial communities on our planet, including the microbes that live within our gut and influence our health as well as those that colonize the roots of plants and contribute to…

In a new study accepted in the journal Nature Astronomy, two Caltech astronomers have analyzed those rippling rings to reveal new information about the core of Saturn. For their study, they used older data captured by NASA's Cassini, a…

The material has potential applications as a smart fabric for exoskeletons, or as an adaptive cast that adjusts its stiffness as an injury heals, or even as a deployable bridge that could be unrolled and stiffened, according to Chiara…

A close examination of the millimeter-wavelength emissions from the asteroid Psyche, which NASA intends to visit in 2026, has produced the first temperature map of the object, providing new insight into its surface properties. The…

Scientists working in the Caltech lab of Mikhail G. Shapiro, professor of chemical engineering and Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator, have found a way.The new technique makes use of so-called acoustic reporter genes, of…

The donation was made anonymously in 2013, but the gift is now being disclosed as SSPP nears a significant milestone: a test launch of multifunctional technology-demonstrator prototypes that collect sunlight and convert it to electrical…

"Cindy Weinstein has done extraordinary work in guiding our educational programs over the last seven years, most recently leading our reaccreditation effort to a successful conclusion while playing a central role in our transition to…