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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2 has been the site for research on ecological systems and human habitation since it was built in the late 1980s. Now, the 3-acre ecological laboratory about 30 miles ...

HANGZHOU, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Two landmark outcome documents were adopted at the 5th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves, charting the course for the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme ...