The authors said Biosphere 2’s tropical forest biome is possibly one of the hottest tropical forests in the world, with temperatures that reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature range ...

The venture, privately funded to start, is now run by the University of Arizona. And today, scientists there are quietly plugging away at research they hope will help us all adapt to the Biosphere ...

The Amazon-PIRE project will conduct experiments and train students within Biosphere 2's tropical forest biome, pictured here. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...

Biosphere 2 also strives to fulfill a goal of teaching and life-long learning about Earth. Staff members annually provide hands-on science lessons for more than 7,000 K-12 school students.

The main Biosphere 2 structure in Oracle was made airtight with more than 6,000 glazed space frames (three-dimensional truss modules) connected in geometrical patterns. There were hundreds of ...

Express T.C. Boyle’s new novel, ‘The Terranauts,’ is set in a familiar biosphere October 19, 2016 ...

Ecologists studying the tropical rainforest biome in Biosphere 2 near Tucson say it’s similar to being in natural rainforests, which absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen on a grand scale ...