Daily Science Haiku - The Mathematics of Poetry

All language is math.
We quantify translation,
enumerating verse.

How Google Converted Language Translation into a Problem of Vector Space Mathematics

Daily Science Haiku - Black Moon

January steals
new moon from February,
making a Black Moon.

101 Astronomical Events for 2014

Daily Science Haiku - Orchid Mantis

Lovely predator,
delicately camouflaged,
enticing to death.

Terrifying Orchid Mantis

Daily Science Haiku - Mars Express

Mars Express buzzes
Phobos, just to see whether
it will ring hollow.

Mars Express to Make Daredevil Flyby of Phobos

Daily Science Haiku - Noctilucent Clouds

Noctilucent clouds
above Antarctica skim space
on meteor smoke.

The Dramatic Expanse of Antarctica's Noctilucent Clouds

Daily Science Haiku - Prebiotic Molecules

Microscopic dust
floats on planetary winds,
scaffolds for new life.

The building blocks of life may form in exoplanet atmospheres

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Daily Science Haiku - Merry Christmas, Alan Turing

Once, being gay trumped
genius. At last, Alan
Turing is pardoned.

Alan Turing, Enigma Code-Breaker and Computer Pioneer, Wins Pardon

Daily Science Haiku - Observation vs. Reality

We see by what light
reaches us. The universe
expands beyond sight.

How Big is the Universe?

Daily Science Haiku - Landing on a comet

Landing on the moon
is easy. Try a speeding
ball of ice and dust.

2014 preview: First touchdown on a speeding comet

Daily Science Haiku - Three Miles of Mars

Just three miles of Mars
erodes and dents rover's tires.
Mechanic wanted.

This is what happens when you drive through three miles of Mars

Daily Science Haiku - The Language of Plants

Plants communicate.
What do they whisper? Gossip?
Profanity? Truth?

The Secret Language of Plants

Daily Science Haiku - The Lakes of Titan

The lakes of Titan,
composed of ethane, methane,
may yet harbor life.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Lakes of Titan

Daily Science Haiku - Exomoon

Gravitational
microlensing can show both;
exoplanet, moon.

Moon Shadow

Daily Science Haiku - Printed Eyes

Your eyesight failing?
Just print new retinal cells,
add to optic nerve.

Scientists 'print' new eye cells

Daily Science Haiku - The Alien Intelligence of Crows

Abstract reasoning
not restricted to humans.
Crows like puzzles, too.

Crows could be the key to understanding alien intelligence

Daily Science Haiku - Skynet?

Boston Dynamics
bought by Google? Remember
motto: don't be evil.

The Day Google Became Skynet

Daily Science Haiku: The Art and Science of Snow

Hexagonal ice.
Leibniz's Law and Robert Frost.
Snow inspires us all.

The Art and Science of Snow

Daily Science Haiku - China on the Moon

China on the moon.
Yutu rover now expands
moon's community.

China Lands Rover on Moon

Daily Science Haiku - Approaching Singularity?

We are outnumbered.
Most internet traffic comes
from non-human bots.

Over 60 Percent of Internet Traffic is now Driven by Bots

Daily Science Haiku - Nanoscale Switches

Silicon carbide
forms energy efficient
nanoscale switches.

Nanoscale Energy-Efficient Switching Devices

Daily Science Haiku - Grace Hopper

...invented COBOL,
first debugged a computer,
shattered boundaries.

Grace Hopper Memorialized by Google Doodle

Daily Science Haiku - Uncle Sam Wants You... to Hack

Obama says, "Hack."
Don't just play with your smartphone.
Code and change the world.

Obama Says Everyone Should Learn How to Hack

Daily Science Haiku - Finding Dark Matter

This week is Computer Science Education Week! In honor of this, and my two daughters who are happily learning to code (yes, even the six-year-old), all haikus this week will have a CS theme, even if it doesn't look like it from the title. Now, on to the haiku:

Superconducting
circuits on a benchtop may
find rare axions.

Elusive Dark Matter May Have Already Been Found

Daily Science Haiku - Blame Heat Waves on Loss of Arctic Ice

Shrinking Arctic ice
may contribute to heat waves.
Less ice, more heat. Duh.

Blame Heat Waves on Loss of Arctic Ice

Daily Science Haiku - Impossible World

Impossible world,
so far from your sun, so cold,
how do you exist?

Impossible alien world is impossible. Yet there it is.

Daily Science Haiku - Saturn's Hexagonal Storm

Hexagonal storm,
complex counterclockwise dance,
crowns Saturn's north pole.

New Hi-Res Footage of Saturn's Hexagon

Daily Science Haiku - Honeybees Recognize You

Among arugula,
honeybees part before me.
Do they know my face?

Honeybees can recognize individual faces.

Daily Science Haiku - Commercial Space

Blasting to orbit,
Falcon 9 boosts satellite,
privatizing space.

SpaceX Just Made History. Again.

Daily Science Haiku - Microbiome

Not all flesh is you.
Ecosystems teem within.
You are a village.

Exploring the Invisible Universe That Lives On Us and In Us

Daily Science Haiku - Our Neighborhood

Surrounded by worlds
habitable, earthlike, within
just sixty light years.

XKCD: It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

Daily Science Haiku - Cranberry Chemistry Experiment

The long binding chains
of pectin make cranberry sauce
jiggly joyfulness.

Saucy Science: Comparing Cranberry Condiments