Biosphere 2 is a large closed ecological system occupied by eight human inhabitants in complete material isolation. It has been in operation continuously for 9 months of the initial 2 year run which ...

Cutting-edge research, inspired mentors and mentees can all be found at the Biosphere 2, which is home to the Biosphere 2 Haury Outreach Scholars program. This program aims to give young students ...

CARBONDALE — Kevin Bonine gave a presentation called “Biosphere 2: Helping us better understand Biosphere 1, our planet Earth” to kick off The Science Center of Southern Illinois’ Science Café series ...

Tropical forests may be more resilient to predicted temperature increases under global climate change than previously thought, a study published in the journal Nature Plants suggests. The results ...

Long plagued by logistical problems and dogged by controversy, the troubled Biosphere 2, under new management, is attempting to revitalize one of the most criticized aspects of the program--the ...

In my recent EDN article, Man’s endeavor to live beyond Planet Earth, I discussed the present efforts of NASA and the Biosphere 2 in their efforts towards a Bio-Regenerative Life Support System (BLSS) ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Almost 30 years ago, eight researchers entered a glass-walled recreation of Earth's collective ...

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 ...

The University of Arizona is offering a new Massive Open Online Course called Biosphere 2 Science for the Future of Our Planet that begins Monday, March 12. You may enroll now at Coursera.org for free ...

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation has a new startup incubator at Biosphere 2 that focuses on renewable energy and sustainable tech companies. University ...

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 ...

Human space exploration helps to address important questions about unknown aspects of the universe and the ability to sustain life on other planets. At the University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2, the ...