Craig goes to Biosphere 2 and to see the science of recreating the Earth's ecosystems. Craig goes to Biosphere 2--the largest closed system ever created--and learns about the science of recreating the ...

ORACLE, Ariz. — Plopped in the Sonoran Desert, just outside Tucson, Ariz., sits a massive, multilevel greenhouse that's probably best known as the inspiration for a Pauly Shore movie. A slick, stepped ...

In the 25 years since the first enclosure of eight people inside Biosphere 2 came to an end, Columbia University and now the University of Arizona have tried to rebrand the unique space as a tool for ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A decade before Elon Musk founded SpaceX or spoke publicly about colonizing Mars, a different billionaire captivated the world with Biosphere 2.

In 1991 eight people in Arizona entered a strange contraption: a 3.14-acre glass house called Biosphere 2. They would stay for two years in the enclosed facility in the Sonoran Desert, which was home ...

Four of the eight people living in the Biosphere 2 environmental experiment are taking medication because of the declining amount of oxygen in the air, officials said. Bill Dempster, director of ...

The outstanding characteristic of biosphere reserves in Vietnam is the 4-in-1 model: protection of the environment, development of local economies, advancement of scientific research, and adaptation ...

The new designations come at a pivotal moment for humanity, as it grapples with a global biodiversity crisis intertwined with climate disruption. At a time when the international community is being ...

In the words of UNESCO, it can be considered ‘learning places for sustainable development’. (Image: FE) A Biosphere Reserve (BR) refers to an international recognition granted by UNESCO to selected ...