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Several different forces can trigger this activity, including heat from the Sun, collisions or extremely rapid spinning that causes the object to break apart.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The car-sized rover carried two tubes of a chemical called TMAH, which can break apart organic matter to see what it is made out of.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Over time, however, that same scraping action causes the sponge itself to break apart.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Once conditions improve, these structures break apart and normal cellular activity resumes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

I don’t try to climb them, because who’s to say they won’t break apart beneath my feet and drop me down into some abyss where I’ll have to slay giant underground rodents with my bat.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone




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