Hacker News with Generative AI: Nature

LA tree enthusiast shares her love for the city's canopy (theguardian.com)
On a recent Sunday morning, 25 Angelenos gathered under a large rusty leaf fig tree for a walking tree tour in a local Culver City park that was also playing host to an outdoor tai chi class as well as a group of yogis.
Trees, Los Angeles, Community, Nature
3 points by PaulHoule 4 days ago | 0 comments
In search of Europe's rarest wild mushrooms (bbc.com)
In Lithuania’s Dzūkija National Park, losing yourself amongst the pine trees while hunting for mushrooms is an occurrence so common it has its own word: "nugrybauti".
Europe, Mushrooms, Nature, Travel
9 points by andsoitis 7 days ago | 0 comments
Hermit guardian of Budelli dies after three decades on paradise island (theguardian.com)
Mauro Morandi, an Italian man nicknamed “Robinson Crusoe” by the media after living alone on a paradise island for more than three decades, has died at the age of 85.
Italy, Environment, Nature, Obituary, Human Interest
20 points by akbarnama 10 days ago | 3 comments
Hermit guardian of Budelli dies after three decades on paradise island (theguardian.com)
Mauro Morandi, an Italian man nicknamed “Robinson Crusoe” by the media after living alone on a paradise island for more than three decades, has died at the age of 85.
Nature, Italy, Human Interest, Obituaries
12 points by n1b0m 11 days ago | 0 comments
Orca that carried dead calf for weeks appears to be in mourning again (nytimes.com)
Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound has also died and she’s unable to let go.
Animals, Marine Biology, Grief, Whales, Nature
139 points by pepys 13 days ago | 241 comments
Art Forms in Nature / Ernst Haeckel 100 Plates 300 Dpi Scans (archive.org)
Ask the publishers to restore access to 500,000+ books.
Art, Nature, History, Books, Archives
4 points by MaysonL 18 days ago | 0 comments
Brazilian velvet ant is ultrablack (nytimes.com)
Scientists found that the dark markings on a species of fluffy wasp reflected less than 1 percent of light.
Science, Biology, Animals, Color, Nature
41 points by bookofjoe 24 days ago | 26 comments
Humpback Whale Swims Up to Photographer for Close-Up Picture (petapixel.com)
A photographer had a powerful experience with a whale who swam up close allowing her to capture a close-up photo of the humpback’s eye.
Wildlife Photography, Whales, Photography, Nature
21 points by philip1209 36 days ago | 3 comments
Oldest known wild bird lays egg at 74 (bbc.co.uk)
The world's oldest known wild bird has laid an egg at the approximate age of 74, US biologists say.
Animals, Biology, Nature, Birds
238 points by GeoAtreides 42 days ago | 110 comments
The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear? (theguardian.com)
Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria
Nature, Environmentalism, Climate Change, Population Decline, Bulgaria
145 points by zeristor 51 days ago | 195 comments
Ancient forest world discovered 630ft down sinkhole in China (unilad.com)
Did you know a sinkhole in Asia plays host to a lush, ancient forest where trees tower nearly 130 feet tall?
Ancient Forests, China, Geology, Discovery, Nature
12 points by Brajeshwar 56 days ago | 1 comments
The Physics of Butterfly Wings (wordpress.com)
Some butterflies have shiny, vividly colored wings. From different angles you see different colors. This effect is called iridescence. How does it work?
Physics, Nature, Biology, Optics
71 points by boringg 60 days ago | 14 comments
Wren (wikipedia.org)
Wrens are a family, Troglodytidae, of small brown passerine birds.
Birds, Taxonomy, Nature
22 points by keepamovin 70 days ago | 1 comments
Listening in on the Mysterious Marbled Murrelet (hakaimagazine.com)
The marbled murrelet is an elusive creature. At sea, the stubby seabird dives at the first sign of predators. On land, it lays its eggs high in the mossy branches of the Pacific Northwest’s old-growth forests—a fact only serendipitously discovered by a utility-company employee climbing trees in the 1970s.
Nature, Birds, Conservation, Pacific Northwest, Wildlife
7 points by ohjeez 76 days ago | 0 comments
Recursion, Tidy Stars, and Water Lilies (planktonvalhalla.com)
We live in a universe of forces eternally straining to crush things together or tear them apart. There is no physical law for “forming shapes”, no law for being separated from other things, no law for staying still.
Physics, Nature, Art
44 points by mrcgnc 80 days ago | 3 comments
Man survives monthlong ordeal in US national park on mushrooms, berries andwater (theguardian.com)
A man ingested a mushroom, berries and water to survive getting lost for more than a month in a Washington state national park, he has said in an interview about his nearly fatal experience.
Survival, Nature, Accidents, United States
7 points by bookofjoe 80 days ago | 0 comments
Foxfire (wikipedia.org)
Foxfire, also called fairy fire and chimpanzee fire,[1] is the bioluminescence created by some species of fungi present in decaying wood.
Bioluminescence, Fungi, Biology, Nature, Decaying Wood
4 points by reaperducer 81 days ago | 0 comments
Lichens in cemetaries and a scientist who studies them (atlasobscura.com)
Science, Nature, Lichens, Cemeteries
40 points by diodorus 83 days ago | 13 comments
Our Boundless Love for Big Sur May Be Killing It (nytimes.com)
The 70 miles of California coastline that makes up the unincorporated area of Big Sur has a storied, almost mystical allure, largely thanks to its staggering beauty.
Environment, Tourism, California, Nature
14 points by Thevet 91 days ago | 21 comments
Believe it or not, this lush landscape is Antarctica (nature.com)
A fast-warming region of Antarctica is getting greener with shocking speed.
Antarctica, Climate Change, Environment, Nature
29 points by bookofjoe 103 days ago | 18 comments
Sunflowers and Fibonacci: Models of Efficiency (2014) (thatsmaths.com)
Strolling along Baggot Street in Dublin recently, I noticed a plaque at the entrance to the Ibec head office.
Mathematics, Nature, Design
23 points by scrollinondubs 104 days ago | 0 comments
Sea robins are fish with 'the wings of a bird and multiple legs like a crab' (cnn.com)
Marine Biology, Animals, Wildlife, Nature
21 points by Dore_nova 111 days ago | 6 comments
Mathematicians discover new class of shape seen throughout nature (nature.com)
Mathematicians have described1 a new class of shape that characterizes forms commonly found in nature — from the chambers in the iconic spiral shell of the nautilus to the way in which seeds pack into plants.
Mathematics, Nature, Geometry
272 points by pseudolus 117 days ago | 63 comments
Mathematicians discover new class of shape seen throughout nature (nature.com)
Mathematicians have described1 a new class of shape that characterizes forms commonly found in nature — from the chambers in the iconic spiral shell of the nautilus to the way in which seeds pack into plants.
Mathematics, Nature, Geometry, Biology
48 points by signa11 119 days ago | 4 comments
Mathematicians define new class of shape seen throughout nature (nature.com)
Mathematicians have described1 a new class of shape that characterizes forms commonly found in nature — from the chambers in the iconic spiral shell of the nautilus to the way in which seeds pack into plants.
Mathematics, Nature, Geometry
23 points by gnabgib 119 days ago | 2 comments
Diatom Arrangements (trebeljahr.com)
This post is a bit of an odd one: it's a collection of images of diatom arrangements. Diatoms are single-celled algae that have a glass shell, that refracts light in beautiful colors if viewed under a microscope. They are a common subject for microscopy because of their unique shapes.
Microscopy, Biology, Art, Nature
215 points by trebeljahr 121 days ago | 44 comments
Emerald Cockroach Wasp (wikipedia.org)
The emerald cockroach wasp or jewel wasp (Ampulex compressa) is a solitary wasp of the family Ampulicidae.
Insects, Entomology, Biology, Nature
6 points by wazdra 128 days ago | 1 comments
Nature’s Ghosts: The World We Lost and How to Bring it Back (nature.com)
Even ‘untouched’ natural landscapes bear witness to millennia of human influence, a lyrical book argues — with implications for how we seek to rewild them.
Nature, Environmentalism, Rewilding, Conservation, Human Impact
86 points by Thevet 131 days ago | 81 comments
Moondance: Experience the marvel that is night-blooming tobacco (theamericanscholar.org)
Plants, Nature, Gardening, Botany
48 points by samclemens 136 days ago | 20 comments
A photographer captures life in America's last remaining old-growth forests (npr.org)
Photography, Nature, Environment, Forests, United States
150 points by toomuchtodo 137 days ago | 54 comments