Samantha Wright

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Defending Earth from killer asteroids

By: Samantha Wright

of Imagine a gigantic blast coming out of Yellowstone National Park, an explosion that's 10,000 times bigger than all the world's nuclear bombs.

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How New Mexico's heat safety initiative could help cities like Boise

By: Samantha Wright

Hot weather can be dangerous for anyone. Heat stroke can be deadly if not treated quickly and extreme heat can pose increased dangers for people experiencing homelessness.

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Nepal's devastating flood offers a warning for Idaho's burned landscapes

By: Samantha Wright

of Devastating images have been coming out of Nepal, as a huge flash flood on Wednesday sent a wall of mud and debris through a river system, ripping up buildings, houses and bridges.

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Space Robots: The search for life takes NASA to Jupiter's icy moon

By: Samantha Wright

of Scientists have been trying to answer the question "is there life outside our planet?" And it turns out the best place to look for life is on an ocean world in our own solar system.

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Boise State research examines the role of inflammation in breast cancer

By: Samantha Wright

One Boise State scientist is looking at whether an inflammatory protein, called OSM , could be helping tumors spread to lymph nodes, the lungs and even bones.

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Meet the birds taking flight at the World Center for Birds of Prey

By: Samantha Wright

of A red-tailed hawk named Phoenix is helping spread the word about this years Fall Flights

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The growing connection between climate change and human health

By: Samantha Wright

Doctors need to do more to put a face and a voice to the impacts a changing climate are having on our planet. That was the message from Dr.

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Idaho Listens brings people together by putting debate aside

By: Samantha Wright

In a time filled with noise, politics and debate Idaho Listens is creating space for something that is often not done enough, listening.

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Remembering Sept. 11: Boise State Public Radio staff share their stories

By: Samantha Wright

It's the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, when 19 terrorists hijacked four airplanes and crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.

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Space Robots: Studying an asteroid up close

By: Samantha Wright

of Have you ever wondered what an asteroid is made of? Well, Dr. Ben Weiss , the Chair of Planetary Science at MIT, has been wondering about that for a very long time.