Daily Science Haiku - Darwin Day

Vote for Darwin Day?
Survival of the fittest,
played out by Congress.

"Darwin Day" is being officially considered by Congress

Daily Science Haiku - Magnetic Monopole

A coin with one face,
Mobius strip, Klein bottle,
Magnet with one pole.

Physicists create synthetic magnetic monopole in lab

Daily Science Haiku - Apologies to the Axolotl

Poor axolotl.
Be glad we kept some of you
to hack off your limbs.

Mexico's axolotl water monster may be extinct in the wild

Daily Science Haiku - Magma Power

Handy molten rock
provides the power we need.
Let's tap Yellowstone!

The world's first magma-powered generator

Also cool:

• http://io9.com/early-europeans-had-dark-skin-and-blue-eyes-1509585826
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25913568#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
• http://www.technologyreview.com/news/523686/a-96-antenna-system-tests-the-next-generation-of-wireless/

Daily Science Haiku - Jade Rabbit Lost

Alas, Jade Rabbit.
Your bright wings remained unfurled,
frozen in moon's night.

China Moon Rover Hits Snag

Daily Science Haiku - There Are No Black Holes

There are no black holes,
firewalls, event horizons,
just quantum chaos.

Stephen Hawking: There Are No Black Holes

Bonus Science Haiku! - Ten-Year Anniversary of Opportunity

Ten years of red dust,
sandstorms, limping wheel, odd rocks.
Exploring Mars: priceless.

NASA's Opportunity Rover Celebrates a Decade on Mars

Daily Science Haiku - One-Wheeled Motorcycle

Uni-motor-cycle,
gyroscopic'ly balanced.
Cooler than Segway?

This One-Wheeled Electric Motorcycle Actually Feels... Safe

Daily Science Haiku - Peak Supernova

Peak supernova
is two weeks away. Pull out
backyard telescope!

The closest supernova observed in 25 years is getting brighter

Daily Science Haiku - Water Vapor from Ceres

Spewing volcanoes
or icy sublimation,
Ceres has water.

Water Found on Dwarf Planet Ceres

Daily Science Haiku - Sugar Batteries

Powered by sugar,
batteries refillable,
sustainable. Yum!

Energy-dense sugar battery created

Daily Science Haiku - The Cosmic Web of the Universe

Cosmic filaments,
like mycelia or neurons,
entangle reality.

Our First Glimpse of the Web that Connects All Galaxies

Daily Science Haiku - Waking Rosetta

Sleeping Rosetta,
will you wake as planned,
harpoon a comet?

Billion-dollar call: Waiting for Rosetta

Daily Science Haiku - Dancing on the Heads of Pins

Standing between these -
red blood cells, red giant stars -
we are tiny, huge.

Red blood cell balanced on the head of a pin
The size of planets and stars

Daily Science Haiku - Flying Jellyfish Robot

Four swift-flapping wings
ensure stability for
jellyfish in air.

The Bizarre Experiment that became a Flying Jellyfish

Daily Science Haiku - Poof! It's a rock.

Mysterious rock,
are you ejecta or just
some bored god's lame joke?

Mystery Rock "Appears" in Front of Mars Rover

Daily Science Haiku - Your Quantum Brain

Quantum vibrations
echo in the brain's pathways,
forming consciousness.

Discovery of quantum vibrations in microtubules of the brain

Daily Science Haiku - Genome Sequencing for $1000

Just four molecules,
infinite combinations,
sequenced for $1k.

Breakthrough: Now we can sequence a genome for $1000

Daily Science Haiku - Bonus Meteor Shower

This is how showers
form: passing comets crumble,
littering the sky.

A Possible Meteor Shower from Comet ISON

Daily Science Haiku - Drink Your Coffee

Along with its scent,
coffee stirs memory. Drink
for a stronger mind.

Two Espressos Enhance Memory

Daily Science Haiku - Just Your Average Unknown Toxin

Yes, we made this stuff.
We spilled it in your water.
No clue how toxic.

Chemical Guesswork in West Virginia

Daily Science Haiku - Commercial Space Travel

Virgin Galactic
at Spaceport Authority,
New Mexico: boarding.

Will Commercial Space Travel Blast Off in 2014?

Daily Science Haiku - Touch the Universe

All the sky is black
to the blind. Now print to
touch the universe.

3-D Printed Hubble Images

Also cool: Black hole's big meal could spark fireworks

Daily Science Haiku - Why do we still call this thing a phone?

Everything you want
to do in a pocket-sized
packet of magic.

CES 2014: Phones morph into 'stun guns' and 'tricorders'

Incidentally, this has been an amazing day for science news. Here's just a few things I found in my feed this morning:

• American Bison back from the brink of extinction 
• West African Lions on the brink of extinction
• Sharks live much, much longer than we thought
• Elephant sharks evolve veeerrrrryyyyy slllloooowwwwllllyyyy
• Minnesota judge finds solar power more cost-efficient than natural gas
• Watch the launch of an ISS supply rocket
• NASA spots another potentially hazardous asteroid
• Actual image (not interpolation) of an exoplanet
• The mystery of the Feynman sprinkler
• Hunting wormholes in a Soviet-era science city
• Universe measured to 1% accuracy
• Hubble sees infant galaxies at edge of universe
• New form of spacecraft propulsion proposed for visit to Uranus

Whew!

Daily Science Haiku - Print Your Food

Chocolate lattice,
frosted fractals, hypercubes
from 3D printers.

CES 2014: 3D food printers create sweets and chocolates

Also cool:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/01/08/260742131/nasa-reportedly-gets-ok-to-keep-space-station-going-until-2024?ft=1&f=1007
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24831-learning-drugs-reawaken-grownup-brains-inner-child.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|online-news#.Us1qhLSij74
http://www.space.com/24202-huge-solar-flare-delays-private-rocket-launch.html

Daily Science Haiku - No Evidence of Time Travelers on the Internet

Would time travelers
leave tracks in obsolete tech,
Internet fossils?

Michigan researchers hunt for Internet time travelers

Daily Science Haiku - Peak Dark Matter

The gentle, swirling dance
of sun and earth has unseen
partners: dark matter.

Dark Matter Near Earth Peaks Every March

Daily Science Haiky - Penitentes

Penitentes form
from slow sublimation, souls
rising from the ice.

What causes these spooky ice formations?

Daily Science Haiku - Perihelion

Deep in snowy drifts,
we're now closest to the sun:
Perihelion.

Perihelion 2014

Also cool:
http://www.space.com/24152-asteroid-discovery-2014-hit-earth.html
http://www.npr.org/2014/01/04/259552442/want-perfect-pitch-you-could-pop-a-pill-for-that?ft=1&f=1007

Daily Science Haiku - Secrets of Snow-Diving Foxes

As we dig out of the snow today, this seemed appropriate.

Snow-diving foxes
home in on meager meals by
Earth's magnetic field.

'You're Invisible, But I'll Eat You Anyway'

Daily Science Haiku - Andromeda Rising

Spinning galaxy,
crown that dwarfs the moon, alas,
too faint to be seen.

The Incredibly Huge Size of Andromeda

Daily Science Haiku - Big Space Missions of 2014

We extend our reach,
touch our moon, Mars, a comet,
with cold metal hands.

Big Space Missions to Watch in 2014