Tag: sparked
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Ancient meteorite may have sparked life on Earth, research finds
The meteorite struck Earth when it was still in its early years, a water world with only a few continents sticking out of the sea. In their fieldwork, Drabon said, they were looking for spherule particles or tiny fragments of rock left behind by the impact of the meteorite. The team collected 220 pounds of…
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Police say no body was found inside a buried rug that sparked a TikTok sleuth firestorm
A Columbus, Ohio, woman broadcast to millions of TikTok viewers this week as she documented the discovery and police investigation of a rolled-up rug buried almost 2-feet deep in her backyard. But TikTok users — many of whom speculated the rug was evidence of a larger crime — expressed disappointment on Friday when the woman,…
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Deadly Maui wildfire was sparked by downed power lines, investigation finds
A wildfire that killed more than 100 people on Maui, Hawaii, last year was sparked by “reenergized” broken power lines that ignited vegetation around a utility pole, according to findings released Wednesday by the Maui Fire Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Investigators also determined that the fire in Lahaina…