Dr.Mitsuteru Sato (Department of Natural History Sciences) won "Top Discoveries in Microgravity" from NASA.

RISING-2 was successfully launched and the satellite is now prepering for the observation.

A new X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy for extraterrestrial materials using a muon beam

Skeletons of Sclerosponges reveal the history of atmospheric lead pollution from mainland China.

The 50-kg class microsatellite SPRITE-SAT, RISING-2 is going to launch and call for the short messages to launch with the satellite.

Dr.Hisayoshi Yurimoto(Department of Natural History Sciences) was awarded for the "Miyake Award" from the Geochemistry Research Association.

Primitive layered gabbros from fast-spreading lower oceanic crust

Dr.Hisayoshi Yurimoto(Department of Natural History Sciences) was nominated for the "Outstanding scientists who have made major contributions to the field of geochemistry.

Dr.Shoshiro Minobe(Natural History Sciences) won the JOS Prize by the Oceanographic Society of Japan.

Belemnites originated in the Triassic ―A new look at an old group