https://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mqui4qkows2wTony Williams' #Sciku has such a certain structure to it, lines 1 & 2 setting up the 3rd, giving providing depth & context. We don't need to know the laws that drive the universe to obey them. knowing nothing of Brownian motion… pollen dancing on a pond https://thescikuproject.com/2026/07/16/world-in-motion/17 Jul 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqui4qkows2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mqki2k67jk2jThis is such a clever and thought-provoking #Sciku by @jamespenha.bsky.social. I love the elegance and restraint of that first line, the way it deepens the wit of the rest of the poem. no, I'm not surprised— it takes forever to digest the horrors of war #Iliad https://thescikuproject.com/2026/07/13/librocubicularist/13 Jul 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqki2k67jk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mq7dtrso5k2tThe physical appearance of @mfainzilber.bsky.social's excellent #Sciku is a delight, echoing the whirlpools formed within light waves that the poem is about. faster than light the darkness within #ScienceHaiku #SciComm #SciArt #Relativity #SpeedofLight https://thescikuproject.com/2026/07/09/the-darkness-within/09 Jul 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7dtrso5k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mpyuzq2bgs2r@jamespenha.bsky.social's poetry is so playful & melodic, rooted in such fascinating real world science. Today's is no different, a wonderful #Sciku about a joyous moment of #Conservation. the orangutans will finally cross that bridge when they come to it https://thescikuproject.com/2026/07/06/canopy-anyone/06 Jul 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyuzq2bgs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mporgyb7u22kThere's such witty exasperation in Mark Valentine's excellent #Sciku, with some fascinating science behind it as the question turns from 'can we?' to 'should we?' soul of the dodo awaiting de-extinction sighs don't don't #Dodo #ScienceHaiku #SciComm https://thescikuproject.com/2026/07/02/dodo-no-no/02 Jul 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mporgyb7u22khttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mp4u6pthn223This lovely #Sciku by Suzanne Beaumont explores the complex community of woodlands, whilst reflecting on our own behaviours and community. all trees together silently make one forest right in front of us #ScienceHaiku #SciComm #Trees https://thescikuproject.com/2026/06/25/one-forest/25 Jun 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4u6pthn223https://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3molncupf6k2zAlways a pleasure to read Jerome Berglund's #Sciku and reflect on the fascinating and provocative thoughts behind them. Well worth a trip down the rabbit hole... down the wormhole time and space bend https://thescikuproject.com/2026/06/18/before-fall/18 Jun 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3molncupf6k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mnz4eu4dlc2hA fantastic #Sciku by Norazha Paiman. Thought provoking with a wonderful use of language, both across the poem & in the 2nd line (read the background to discover the language of stars!) entropy wins, slow the last star dims its language silence without ears https://thescikuproject.com/2026/06/11/after-the-final-photon/11 Jun 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnz4eu4dlc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mmwcf3urpk2dA deeply moving and powerful tanka by Douglas J. Lanzo today, highlighting both the impacts of extreme climate and the capacity of elephants to grieve. desiccated bones by parched watering hole caressed by the trunk of a daughter clinging to mother's memories https://thescikuproject.com/2026/05/28/grief-stricken-memories-of-an-elephant-calf28 May 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwcf3urpk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mltfltkfoc22Today's poem is an excellent #Tanka by Doug Lanzo, juxtaposing the scales of humans and ants, as well as our mutual enjoyment of hotdogs! pavement ants hoist bacon bits and sauerkraut along sidewalk cracks as we savor hot dogs overloaded with flavor https://thescikuproject.com/2026/05/14/hells-kitchen-houdinis-of-hotdogs/14 May 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltfltkfoc22https://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mlbileulnc2jDelighted to be able to publish an absolutely fascinating poem by Daya Bhat, providing a fascinating view of progress and change over time: leading the gene unto light gen beta #Sciku #SciComm #SciArt https://thescikuproject.com/2026/05/07/movement-in-stillness/07 May 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbileulnc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mkqatwib522fA fantastic #Sciku by Douglas Lanzo, the roundness of 'plumes' contrasting with the harsh 'fire, sulfur and ash'. And what a topic too, well worth clicking through to read more about Doug's poem! plate tectonics plumes of fire, sulfur and ash erupting undersea https://thescikuproject.com/2026/04/30/volcanoes-transforming-dark-depths/30 Apr 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqatwib522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mk5yqdny7227Doug Lanzo's #Sciku perfectly captures a sublime moment of avian courtship. It's a wonderfully balanced poem that lives up to its enchanting subject matter. perfect synchrony of two soulmates the mating dance of grebes #Grebes #ScienceHaiku #SciArt https://thescikuproject.com/2026/04/23/soulful-synchrony/23 Apr 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5yqdny7227https://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mjkr6lyovk2uAn excellent #Sciku by Tony Williams, the combination of the second and third lines conveying so much in eight simple words and balancing the starkness of the first line. radio waves— I roll over and try not to think #ScienceHaiku #SciComm #RadioWaves https://thescikuproject.com/2026/04/15/tuning-in/15 Apr 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkr6lyovk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mjezoyqhgs2kIn Kathy Gillen's excellent #Sciku 'blob' works perfectly as a cut, balancing the twists of 'entangled'. Its an incredible first line, setting up the rest of the poem! Entangled worm blob Seeking connection with mates Much like a mosh pit #ScienceHaiku https://thescikuproject.com/2026/04/13/banding-together/13 Apr 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjezoyqhgs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mj5fwc3wi22nSuch a playful #Sciku from Jonathan Aylett today, teasing us with types of tension. A fantastic intertwining of the scientific and personal! surface tension - like dewdrops, if we should touch we might become one #ScienceHaiku #SciComm #SurfaceTension https://thescikuproject.com/2026/04/10/surface-tension-2/10 Apr 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5fwc3wi22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3miiveu3bwc24Scott Edgar's latest poem exemplifies the power of haiku, deceptively simple but carrying so much meaning. I cannot recommend it enough, and the background is beautifully written as well! thinking I lost you then I remember you are encoded in me #Sciku https://thescikuproject.com/2026/04/02/still-with-me/02 Apr 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3miiveu3bwc24https://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mibod5ilq22dDelighted to have Jonathan Aylett back with this excellent #Sciku that cleverly compares neutrinos and relationships, a lovely combination of the personal and fundamental. flying neutrinos that faint sense of attraction when our orbits cross #SciComm https://thescikuproject.com/2026/03/30/flying-neutrinos/30 Mar 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibod5ilq22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mhybahgsns2sThere's such a reassuring confidence about @jamespenha.bsky.social's poetry. Today's #Sciku is purposeful, restrained, wise & balanced, and inspired by a fascinating article too. you will not step twice in the same river as long as you are alive #ScienceHaiku https://thescikuproject.com/2026/03/26/so-whats-the-matter/26 Mar 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhybahgsns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mhyb7gp6ak2sWhat a fantastic #Sciku @nathanwoodling.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyb7gp6ak2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mhgi3psk2k2mThis is such a fun #Sciku by @mack-baysinger.bsky.social , travelling from optimism to realism over three short lines, accepting the positives of failures. This time it will work Or back to Bauhaus we'll go Mostly, its Bauhaus https://thescikuproject.com/2026/03/19/one-hundred-ways/19 Mar 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgi3psk2k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mgv2zosfl22kI love how one piece of punctuation calls the whole poem into question in @tinamatijev.bsky.social's latest #Sciku. It's a fantastic poem and the science behind is well worth checking out too! The secret marriage of dark matter and fifth force. A matter of fact? https://thescikuproject.com/2026/03/12/dark-matter/12 Mar 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgv2zosfl22khttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mgcycggjj22uSuch an excellent poem by Norazha Paiman, I love the way the two halves say similar things but in starkly different ways. I challenge you to find a more powerful third line of a #Sciku! We only see stars that died millennia past— the sky is a tomb. https://thescikuproject.com/2026/03/05/lights-posthumous-letter/05 Mar 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcycggjj22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mfp6comet22oDebbie Lee's latest #Sciku has a truly outstanding second line, the abruptness of it makes the line so powerful & that quite sibilance in the middle gives a wonderful flow. Menstrual health research Uterus as sentinel Tampon-based study. https://thescikuproject.com/2026/02/25/uterus-as-sentinel/25 Feb 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfp6comet22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mfcy5xong22tDelighted to feature this wonderful #Sciku by Nancie Zivetz-Gertler, I love the way it moves from the chemical to the visual to something... more. Enchanting! mix in some sugar and the red only deepens the leaves are changing #ScienceHaiku #SciComm #Fall https://thescikuproject.com/2026/02/20/changing-leaves/20 Feb 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcy5xong22thttps://bsky.app/profile/thescikuproject.bsky.social/post/3mf2rwcdkwk2tDoug Lanzo has a knack of building incredibly vivid images in your mind line-by-line. This #Sciku is a great example, the third line is the final piece of an exquisite puzzle. red-billed quelea millions of birds mirroring shifting sands #SciArt https://thescikuproject.com/2026/02/16/fantastical-flocks-that-feast/17 Feb 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:iy7oi53ubptpp64fxv23rf34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2rwcdkwk2t