Research Topics
Clouding the forecast: study reveals why so many climate models are wrong about the rate of Arctic warmingThe key may lie in wintertime Arctic clouds, as climate models underestimate how much liquid they contain and how much heat they trap, leading to skewed warming predictions.
Associate Professor Takuro Michibata
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
Scientists find the ‘meow-tation’ that gives cats their orange furA small deletion in a gene on the X-chromosome lies behind the fiery coats of ginger tabbies and the splotchy orange patches of calicos and tortoiseshell cats.
Distinguished Professor Hiroyuki Sasaki
Medical Institute of Bioregulation / Institute for Advanced Study