The traditional haiku form originated in Japan in the 13th century, according to the American Academy of Poets. This poetic ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave about chickadees with awesome memories, grinning robots, and the bugs most commonly found in haiku. It's time now for ...

It is a haiku, an ancient form of Japanese poetry ... and generally focused on the natural world. Here is a famous example, written by a fellow named Natsume Sōseki, a novelist and poet often ...

So I need to lighten up. And to do that I am going to harken back to an old VEB tradition: writing haikus. Often about baseball. Or related to it. Somehow. Breaking it down into the 5-7-5.

It's time now for our regular science news roundup with our friends at NPR's Short Wave podcast, Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson. Good to have you both here. RACHEL CARLSON, BYLINE: Hey, Ari.