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It would have made front-page news around the country: a quiet Philadelphia neighborhood exploding suddenly into flames days before Christmas; but because of a clever dog with a heck of a nose‚ it’s only making news here on GNN. A disastrous gas leak was detected underground by Kobe‚ a 4-year-old husky owned by Chanell Bell‚ […] The post Dog That Won’t Stop Digging Saves Entire Neighborhood After They Find Dangerous Gas Leak Underground appeared first on Good News Network.

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Captured in JWST images‚ a bizarre feature of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A that was named the “Green Monster” has been revealed to be made of material that existed before the explosion. A team of astronomers has found it is composed of concentrated filaments of gas within broader sheets that differ from the rest of the remnant by lacking tell-tale elements produced in the deaths of big stars.Almost 12‚000 years ago‚ a star exploded in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way‚ the next arm out from our own. Because the star was 11‚000 light years away‚ the light did not reach us until the 1690s. There’s some puzzlement as to why astronomers enjoying their newfangled telescope toys didn’t record its light. Nevertheless‚ since the discovery of radio emissions from the aftermath‚ plenty of effort has gone into making up for that – even building a telescope purely to study Cassiopeia A for 15 minutes. Inevitably‚ the JWST had a look‚ and found something that had not been seen before. The feature in question is not really green‚ since the JWST can’t capture wavelengths that short. However‚ that was the color assigned to the wavelength in which the filaments glow. Once someone thought they saw a resemblance to the left field wall at Fenway Park‚ the name was locked in. Cassiopeia A as seen by the Chandra X-ray telescope with wavelengths of X-rays shifted to visible light and labelled by element enrichmentImage Credit: NASA/CXC/SAOBased on JWST observations alone‚ astronomers couldn’t work out the Green Monster’s nature. Its location suggested it was ejecta (material thrown off in the explosion)‚ but other aspects suggested it might be composed of material that surrounded the star before it exploded. A revisit by the JWST later in the year turned up new features of Cassiopeia A‚ but didn’t resolve the initial question.Now‚ the Chandra X-ray observatory has come to the JWST’s assistance. “We already suspected the Green Monster was created by a blast wave from the exploded star slamming into material surrounding it‚” said Dr Jacco Vink of the University of Amsterdam in a statement. “Chandra helped us clinch the case.”Seen in X-rays‚ Cassiopeia A is truly a hot mess composed of a mix of outrushing gas and dust shaped by magnetic field lines and energetic electrons. Tendrils of gas whose locations match those of the Green Monster were identified as being low in iron and silicon compared to the supernova debris. That’s a strong indicator of not being the product of the explosion. The circumstellar material (CSM) that makes up the Green Monster was probably mostly thrown off the doomed star before it exploded‚ but some may have been there from the beginning.      Chandra images also reveal the Green Monster’s material is moving towards us at 2‚500 kilometers per second (1‚553 miles per second)‚ almost 1 percent of the speed of light. Put away any worries about incoming green space monsters‚ however. Despite having traveled an impressive fraction of a light year‚ it is safe to say it will run out of energy long before it can consume Earth.The Green Monster is moving at about half the speed of the blast wave of CSM that surrounds Cassiopea A‚ which Vink and colleagues attribute to greater density. “We concluded that the Green Monster is also part of the blast wave and is photobombing the central part of Cas A rather than being part of it‚” said Professor Ilse De Looze of Ghent University.Additional detail was added using NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)‚ which mapped radioactive titanium produced in the explosion.Space telescope images of Cassiopeia A showing the debris from the explosion including areas rich in Radioactive Titanium and IronImage Credit: NASA/CXC/SAOThese three instruments‚ and the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes‚ each see different aspects of the nebula most clearly. The team has brought together data from all five to create what they call the most detailed 3D image of an exploded star. Together‚ these tell a complex story of the mixing of material from the CSM‚ the progenitor star’s outer layers‚ and the products of the explosion itself.The results have been submitted to the Astrophysical Journal Letters in two papers‚ preprints here and here‚ and were presented at the 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society.

A new gland-like strand has been discovered in the curious jaws of saber-toothed frogs. These anurans are nicknamed for the bony protrusions that sit on their lower jaws‚ and new research suggests they may be packing a surprising form of chemical communication that gets under the frogs' skin.There are five species of saber-toothed frogs in the Odontobatrachidae genus. When they were first described several years ago‚ researchers also noticed that they had a curious gland-like strand along their lower jaws‚ but exactly what it did was a mystery."This tissue reached noticeably close to the fangs‚" said group leader of the study's Berlin team Mark-Oliver Rödel in a statement. "Thus‚ initially we thought that the gland-like strand and teeth might form a venom apparatus similar to that found in snakes."However‚ the truth was a little sexier than that.Frogs are famous for their vocalizations‚ but in recent years a growing body of research has shown that some species may also use visual and chemical cues to communicate. After examining the chemical makeup of these gland-like structures‚ they revealed there were differences specific to sex‚ species‚ and the season.The development of the “gland” appeared to be linked to reproductive status. Here we see a well-developed strand in an O. natator female with eggs (e) compared to an inconspicuous strand in a non-calling O. arndti male (f).Image credit: M. Schäfer; Schäfer et al‚ Proceedings of the Royal Society B 2024 (CC BY 4.0); croppedThe gland-like tissue was present in all male and female animals and sat beneath particularly thin sections of skin. They appeared to be most well-developed in reproductively active saber-toothed frogs‚ which got the researchers asking: Could it be that the saber-tooth’s fangs were made for love‚ not war?"Both sexes of each species have their own characteristic chemical profile and we could even identify whether an individual is reproductively active or not‚" explained study lead author Marvin Schäfer. "We would not find such a signal if it would not play an important role in the reproductive behaviour of these frogs."To add weight to the love bite argument‚ the gland-like tissues were producing volatile fatty-acid derivatives‚ something that wouldn’t work as a venom. As leader of the Würzburg group Thomas Schmitt explained‚ these substances are more commonly associated with insects as a kind of pheromone for attracting their own kind.The curious jaw morphology of saber-toothed frogs.Image credit: Museum fur NaturkundeConfirming whether the "gland-like tissue" constitutes an actual gland‚ or which specific features of the chemical cocktail might be alluring to saber-toothed frogs‚ requires further research. But the study marks the first time we've found evidence of a kind of chemical communication that gets under frogs’ skin‚ and it’s thought the adaptation could help them to communicate through chemical signals when the environment’s too noisy for them to be heard."This study adds a new dimension‚ opening completely new perspectives for understanding the intricacies of frog communication and its role in their complex social and reproductive behaviours‚" concluded Rödel.The study is published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

A “broken heart” is something we all understand as a figure of speech – a poetic way to describe the almost physical sensation of grief that comes with losing a loved one. But new research out of Shanghai suggests that having a sibling die in childhood or young adulthood really can have adverse effects on your heart health‚ increasing your risk of cardiovascular disease even decades after the initial loss.“The sibling relationship is among the longest and most intimate in life‚ exerting a unique and profound influence on each other’s development during childhood and adolescence‚” notes the study‚ published this week. “Previous studies have suggested that the loss of a sibling is a highly traumatic event and may be more disruptive than the loss of other family members.”From such a profound loss‚ it makes sense that physical health should suffer. Yes‚ that sounds odd‚ but it’s true: traumatic experiences‚ particularly in childhood or adolescence‚ are well known to increase a person’s risk of developing illnesses such as gastrointestinal problems‚ cancers‚ autoimmune disorders‚ dermatological diseases‚ as well as mental illnesses‚ and‚ yes‚ cardiovascular diseases. Heck‚ you can literally die of a broken heart – a few arteries narrowed by grief should perhaps not be so unbelievable.But exactly how dramatically the loss of a sibling would affect your lifelong heart health was a question that the researchers behind the new study couldn’t seem to find an answer to. So‚ using data from more than two million study participants – that’s all individuals born in Denmark between 1978 and 2018 – they decided to tackle it themselves.The results were stark‚ if not surprising. “In line with previous studies that examined the impact of bereavement other than sibling loss‚ we observed 34 percent to 66 percent higher risks of heart failure‚ MI [myocardial infarction]‚ IHD [ischemic heart disease]‚ pulmonary embolism‚ and cerebrovascular disease among the bereaved who lost a sibling‚” the study reports. “Our study observed a stronger association among participants who lost a twin or younger sibling than those who lost an elder sibling‚” the authors note. “Surviving elder or twin siblings may experience more intense grief‚ potentially leading to unusual psychophysiological states and abnormal cardiovascular health outcomes.”While the increase in risk persisted even decades after the sibling loss – indeed‚ the median age of cardiovascular disease onset was about 23 years old – it was by far the highest within the first year after bereavement. This might have something to do with the body’s response to posttraumatic stress‚ the researchers suggested: it ramps up the amount of fight-or-flight hormones pumping around your cardiovascular system‚ increasing the demands on your heart and‚ essentially‚ wearing it out faster.But there are potentially other factors at play‚ too. Researchers studying the link between PTSD and heart health will often point out the role of behavior as a variable: put simply‚ psychological stress makes you more likely to do things like smoke or drink to excess‚ or fail to keep up with exercise‚ therapy‚ or medication regimens – none of which will help stave off a heart attack. And‚ “while we adjusted for numerous key confounding factors‚” the authors write‚ “the potential for residual confounding by unmeasured variables‚ including environmental and genetic factors among sibling pairs‚ cannot be entirely ruled out.”Meanwhile‚ the authors caution that the results may not be applicable in certain countries due to the fact that Denmark‚ where the data originated‚ has an extremely well-developed universal healthcare system.Overall‚ however‚ it seems clear: losing a sibling early in life can pretty literally break your heart. “Sibling death in childhood and early adulthood was associated with increased risks of overall and most type-specific early-onset CVDs‚” the paper concludes. “The risk was the highest shortly after the bereavement‚ especially for adolescents‚ but persisted in the long run.”“The findings highlight the need for extra attention and both social and mental support to bereaved siblings to reduce CVD risk later in life‚” they write.The paper is published in the journal JAMA Network Open.

Papua New Guinea might account for less than 1 percent of Earth’s land area‚ but what it lacks in size‚ it more than makes up for in biodiversity. The latest discovery to be made in its remote forests comes in the form of nine new species of land snail with a small size but a big bite.Despite the richness of Papua New Guinea’s forests‚ native land snails have gone relatively unsampled there. “We don’t know everything that’s out there‚” said John Slapcinsky‚ lead author of a study describing the new species‚ in a statement. “Most people may not realize how poorly known most of the invertebrates are‚ even though 95 to 99 percent of all animals are invertebrates. You can go to a place‚ look around for a few months and find all sorts of things that haven’t been described before.” And that’s exactly what Slapcinsky and colleagues did. Over the course of nine trips between 2002 and 2012‚ each lasting a month‚ the researchers traveled on foot over steep mountains into the remote forests. There‚ they combed through soil and fallen leaves‚ collecting over 19‚000 snails from more than 200 sites.The shell of one of the newly discovered Torresiropa species.Image credit: Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage (CC BY)Of those sampled‚ nine new species emerged‚ all with tightly coiled‚ brown or tan shells; some even had gold‚ flamelike bands. They all belong to the genus Torresiropa‚ part of the wider family of Rhytididae‚ and like their relatives‚ possess dagger-shaped teeth. Whilst the researchers didn’t observe them eating‚ the combination of the shape of their teeth and the fact other members of Rhytididae are carnivorous suggests that the new species are also predatory.The new species of Torresiropa also happen to be pretty tiny despite their likely carnivorous nature – all nine of them could fit together on a nickel. This made finding them in amongst the dense forest all the more impressive‚ particularly considering they’re also fussy about where they live; many could only be found on a single island or mountain.At present‚ there isn’t enough data to make an accurate or reliable assessment of the conservation status of the new snail species‚ though the researchers have made some speculations. “These new species of snails were found in areas that still have native vegetation and still appear to be doing well‚ but they could easily become endangered if things change‚” said Slapcinsky.  Land snails already account for around 40 percent of recorded extinctions since the 1500s and Papua New Guinea’s forests present an attractive opportunity for loggers‚ which could put the new species at risk. “When these habitats are threatened‚ snails are often out of luck‚ since they can’t go anywhere‚” Slapcinsky explained.Whether deforestation becomes a threat to the tiny meat-eating mollusks is yet to be seen‚ but their discovery remains an important glimpse into the wonders that can be found in our planet’s untouched ecosystems.The study is published in Archiv für Molluskenkunde.

Recent leaked footage (see video below) shows a peculiar aerial object‚ invisible to the naked eye‚ supposedly concealed by the intelligence community. Expert Jeremy Corbell revealed this footage obtained from the US military. The footage captures the mysterious craft from two angles as it traverses both land and water near a military base. However‚ the UFO is only visible through thermal cameras‚ shifting between black and white‚ suggesting temperature changes from hot to cold. According to Corbell‚ troops in 2018 were tasked with tracking down this enigmatic object. The video depicts the UFO submerged in water for 17 minutes before swiftly launching out and accelerating at a 45-degree angle. Describing the object’s behavior‚ Corbell highlighted its sudden descent into the water‚ followed by a lengthy stillness before its rapid emergence. Reported witnesses observed that the ‘legs’ of the craft remained motionless while hanging. Corbell‚ an investigative journalist and filmmaker‚ affirmed the authenticity of the footage‚ citing sources who took risks to provide it. This revelation is part of Corbell’s investigative documentary‚ “TMZ Presents: UFO Revolution‚” aiming to unravel what UFOs signify for humanity. The documentary aims to expose what’s considered the most significant cover-up in history‚ following the New York Times’ 2020 disclosure of the Pentagon’s ongoing UFO unit studying inexplicable interactions with military pilots. The post Newly Revealed UFO Footage Shows ‘Invisible’ ‘Jellyfish’ Craft appeared first on Anomalien.com.