Daily Science Haiku - Life on Mars (again)

"Biotic activity,"
meaning "not really sure, but...."
Will we ever know?

Mars Meteorite with Odd "Tunnels" and Spheres Revives Debate

Daily Science Haiku - We are Viral

Skin, muscle, and bone
require cell fusion to grow.
We are all viral.

Origin of Organs: Thank viruses for your skin and bones

Bonus Haiku! - Water on a Gas Giant

Just to make up for being lame over the weekend...

Floating in the mist,
natives of tau Bootes dream
of life tied to land.

Water detected in a planet outside our solar system

Daily Science Haiku - Three Parent Embryos

Will three-parent kids
promote mitochondrial
rights, three-fold marriage?

The FDA is Considering Creating Three-Parent Embryos

Daily Science Haiku - Asteroid!

The Moon is our shield.
Asteroid plows a new scar
amid multitudes.

Watch a huge asteroid crash into the moon

Daily Science Haiku - Oldest Crystal on Earth

Ancient sandstone formed
of beach sand, crystals a mere
billion years older.

At 4.4 Billion Years Old, Oz Crystals Confirmed as World's Oldest

Daily Science Haiku for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014 - The Art of Planetary Geography

Reticulate plains,
pastel escarpments, lovely
map of Ganymede.

A Second Look at the First Map of Ganymede

Daily Science Haiku - The Chocolate Universe

Sound waves undulate
through the cosmos as if through
chocolate syrup.

The Universe shares an important property with chocolate syrup.

Daily Science Haiku for Friday, February 21, 2014 - Quasars and Free Will

Due to technical difficulties - the author falling over at 9pm from sheer exhaustion - this post is a day late.

Can we trust our eyes?

Bell's theorem suggests free will

is just illusion.

Closing the Bell's Theorem Loophole

Daily Science Haiku - Artificial Muscle

Coil up fishing line
tightly, and you get muscle.
Ready for your mech?

Scientists just created some of the most powerful muscles in existence

Daily Science Haiku - Some Sea Animals Use Less Oxygen

Breathing in, we burn
oxygen. How much do we
need to grow and thrive?

Theory on the Origin of Animals Challenged

Daily Science Haiku - Mars on a Budget

A trip to Mars costs
less than Hollywood's Gravity.
How much for a ride?

From India, Proof That a Trip to Mars Doesn't Have to Break the Bank

Daily Science Haiku - Liquid Battery Electrodes

Recharge batteries
by refilling electrodes.
Safer, farther, soon.

Liquid Battery Electrodes

Daily Science Haiku - Climate Change Denial Explained?

Don't fear climate change.
Just keep burning fossil fuels
so we can expand.

Oh, good, a freaky brain parasite has found its way to the Arctic

Daily Science Haiku - Microbe Power

Can Geobacter
or Shewanella power
your device and car?

The Mysterious Electronic World of Microbes

Daily Science News - All Native Americans are Clovis People

Fragile bones are roots.
Clovis boy, indigenous
cousin, family.

Prehistoric Montana Toddler the "Missing Link" to All Native Americans

Daily Science Haiku - World's Largest Solar Plant

What to do in drought?
Make some electricity
from all the sunlight.

World's Largest Solar Plant Started Creating Electricity Today

Daily Science Haiku - Venus by Day

Twinkling Venus peeks
through the veils of atmosphere,
visible by day.

Rare Sight: Venus Visible in Daylight

Daily Science Haiku - Climbing Crocodilians

Crocodilians
seeking sun in shady spots
will climb trees. Look up.

Crocodilians can climb trees

Daily Science Haiku - Oldest Known Star

A ghost of the past,
starshine thirteen billion years
old, perceived at last.

Astronomers discover oldest star

Daily Science Haiku - Pull of Prometheus

Hardly fire-bringer,
Prometheus lures ice from rings:
gravity at work.

Prometheus Practices Its Pull

Daily Science Haiku - Quantum Teleportation

A photon changes.
Two memories, instantly
entangled, emerge.

Quantum Internet: First Teleportation to Solid State Quantum Memory

Daily Science Haiku - The Earth from Mars

Brightest object that night
hanging in the Martian sky
was Earth, seen anew.

Curiosity captures first photo of Earth from Mars

Daily Science Haiku - Making Stem Cells

Need a new kidney?
Grow one from stressed human cells.
Regenerate now.

Extraordinary stem cell method tested in human tissue

Daily Science Haiku - Bill Nye

Bill Nye, Science Guy:
I applaud your spirit, but
leave the trolls alone.

Watch Bill Nye debate creationism

Daily Science Haiku - The Big Freeze

Big Bang or slow thaw,
how can we know which is true?
The universe laughs.

New theory suggests the universe emerged from a long, cold deep freeze

Daily Science Haiku - Severe Western Drought

Five hundred years since
a drought this bad hit the West.
When will the rain come?

Severe Drought Has U.S. West Fearing Worst


Also related to climate change weirdness:

• Snowy owl hit by bus in Washington D.C.
• Tumbleweeds devour NM town

Daily Science Haiku - Seedling Circuitry

Grow your computer?
Conductive seedlings make
sustainable wires.

First Tests of Prototype Organic Wires Grown from Seedlings

Daily Science Haiku - Citizen Science Opportunity

Find the baby stars
hidden in gorgeous pic by
Hubble Telescope.

Project Stardate M83