Researchers who study Earth's biosphere tend to operate from one of three scientific cultures, each with distinct ways of conducting science, and which have been operating mostly independently from ...

On Sept. 26, 1991, a grand experiment began. Eight people were locked in the giant terrarium, Biosphere II, to live without physical contact with the outside world for two years. Biosphere II was a ...

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In the midst of climate change, awareness of humanity’s negative impact on the planet has grown, making the idea of moving to another planet more appealing. This led to the concept of Biosphere 2, ...

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 ...

UA officials hope to spark higher student achievement in math and science by establishing a $3 million teaching center at Biosphere 2, where educators will work with researchers to address complex ...

Thirty years ago last month, on Sept. 26, 1993, a group of eight weary, visionary adventurers “returned” to Earth after two years of living together in a miniature version of our world — a ...

Each night has its own theme; since the Oct. 12 theme was Sci-Fi night, there was a showing of the movie “Silent Running” and a panel to discuss science fiction. Normally, Biosphere 2 runs 75-minute ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Every year, one week in October is designated as National Earth Science Week to provide opportunities for everyone to enhance their understanding of geoscience. Earth Science Week is ...

Buried deep below the American Midwest, a new kind of observatory is taking shape that aims to watch some of the most elusive particles in the universe as they stream straight through Earth. The Deep ...