Daily Science Haiku - A Ninth Planet After All?

Distant planetoid,
your orbital wobble hints
at a ninth planet.

Newly discovered dwarf planet could challenge what we know about our solar system

Daily Science Haiku - Aurora

Erupting plume of
superheated gas heads our way
to dance the night sky.

Aurora Alert: Powerful Solar Flare This Weekend Could Spark Show Tomorrow

Daily Science Haiku - Post-Antibiotic Age

Once, we feared no cut,
performed surgery, replaced
organs, and lived well.

When We Lose Antibiotics, Here's Everything Else We'll Lose, Too

Daily Science Haiku - Asteroid with Rings

Humble asteroid,
gaudy with rings, shepherd moons,
imitates Saturn.

We've Discovered the First Asteroid with Rings

Daily Science Haiku - A Tale of Two Fossils

Giant turtle bone
matches a puzzle piece found
sixteen decades past.

Both Halves of a Giant Sea Turtle Fossil Found 160 Years Apart

Daily Science Haiku - 3D-Printed Skull

3D-printed skull
used to save a life. How soon
'til we replace bones?

Watch a Woman Get a New 3D-printed Skull

Daily Science Haiku for Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - Bone structure

Bones are made of goo.
Osteoporosis may
just be goo shortage.

Your Bones Don't Shatter Because They're Made of Goo

Daily Science Haiku - A Second Earth

The Goldilocks zone
of a red dwarf star contains
a quite earthlike world.

Scientists Home In on Earth-sized Exoplanet

Daily Science Haiku - 3D Printed House

Modular too slow?
Rail-mounted cement sprayer
3D prints your house.

3D Printer Builds House in 24 Hours

Daily Science Haiku - Seven Particles

Seven particles,
caught gently, crowd-detected,
might predate the sun.

Spacecraft Returns Seven Particles from the Birth of the Solar System

Daily Science Haiku - Water Bears in Space

The tardigrade can
survive heat, dessication,
cold, vacuum of space.

Absurd Creature of the Week: The Incredible Critter that's Tough Enough to Survive in Space

Daily Science Haiku - Anzu wyliei

Anzu wyliei,
oviraptorosaur,
cassowary-ish.

Imagine Trying to Outrun This 600-pound "Chicken from Hell"

Daily Science Haiku - Waves on Titan

Waves lap at the shore,
viscous hydrocarbon curls.
Surf's up on Titan.

First hints of waves on Titan's seas

Daily Science Haiku - Inflation Revealed

Rippling microwaves
reveal cosmic origin:
the Big Bang, confirmed.

Space Ripples Reveal Big Bang's Smoking Gun

Daily Science Haiku - Incredible Shrinking Planet

Mercury ages.
Its core cools. Its skin shrinks, too,
wrinkles up mountains.

Mercury is our solar system's incredible shrinking planet

Daily Science Haiku - Binary Hypergiant Star

Hypergiant sun,
orbiting a twin so close
you share a navel.

The largest ever yellow hypergiant star discovered

Daily Science Haiku - Map the Moon

The Moon is out there,
just waiting for you to map.
Crater counting, ho!

Cosmoquest's Moonmappers Shows Everyday People Can Map the Moon

Daily Science Haiku - Relief from Migraines

Place band on forehead.
Electrical stimulation
of nerves, less migraines.

This migraine preventing space tiara was just approved by the FDA

Daily Science Haiku - Journey to the Oceans at the Center of the Earth?

Vast oceans exist
beneath Earth's crust. Do they feel
the distant Moon's pull?

Water-rich gem points to vast oceans beneath Earth's surface

Daily Science Haiku - Electric Moss

Plants are solar cells.
Why not harness them to make
electricity?

These Mad Scientists Want to Replace Solar Panels with Potted Plants

Daily Science Haiku - Viral Warfare

A virus infects
Ukrainian computers,
harbinger of war.

A powerful new virus is infecting computers in Ukraine

Daily Science Haiku - Synthetic Spider Silk

Breast implants are not
the first use I thought of for
new synthetic silk.

Get excited - spider silk finally looks ready for commercialization

Daily Science Haiku - Holes in Mars

There are holes in Mars.
How did they form? Do they teem
with protected life?

Astronomy Picture of the Day: A Hole in Mars

Daily Science Haiku - Collapsing Universe

Does the cosmos bloom
then fade, collapsing inward
to reignite again?

Revised Cosmological Constant

Daily Science Haiku - Kin Selection

Family matters.
Non-parents can influence
next generation.

Honeybees reveal that evolution is stranger than you ever realized

Daily Science Haiku - T. Gurneyi

With teeth like curved knives,
Torvosaurus gurneyi
ruled the Jurassic.

New dinosaur found in Portugal, largest terrestrial predator in Europe

Daily Science Haiku - Mammals by Weight

You're a land mammal?
Then you are human, serve us,
or nearly extinct.

XKCD: Land Mammals

Daily Science Haiku - Habitable Exoplanets

Not so unique, Earth.
All those goldilocks zone worlds,
awaiting tourists.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Habitable Worlds

Daily Science Haiku - Barchan Dunes

Such a small object
can sculpt a sand dune into
Rorschach test for geeks.

Martian dunes: Formation of barchan dunes

Daily Science Haiku for Sunday, March 2, 2014 - Exoplanet Hoard

All those years we thought
we were alone. Fools. The skies
are crowded with worlds.

Kepler's Latest Exoplanet Hoard

Daily Science Haiku - The Habitable Epoch

What if we've come late
to the cosmic life party,
not alone, just slow?

What if We've Completely Misunderstood Our Place in the Universe