Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (December 24, 2023)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for December 24, 2023 :</p>
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North America: Hand-Drawn Portrait of a Continent
Summary: North America: Portrait of a Continent is a hand-drawn map created with color pencil and pen, depicting the region from the Arctic ice sheet to Central America. The 5x4 foot map includes Canada, the USA, Mexico, Greenland, and more, with 600 individual cities and towns. Drawn between May 2014 and February 2019, prints are available for purchase and ship worldwide. Explore the map's origins, watch videos about its creation, and read the artist's blog at Anton Thomas Art's website.
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The mystery of the mimic plant (2022)
Summary: A vine species called Boquila trifoliolata, native to southern South America, has the remarkable ability to mimic the leaf shape, size, and color of over a dozen plants. The vine's shape-shifting abilities are unique and have sparked a debate among scientists about how it senses and copies the shape of surrounding leaves. Some researchers suggest that the vine's mimicry may be rooted in the microbial communities that live in and around plants, while others propose that the plant possesses a form of vision.