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 ...

Although while the experiment was on-going, nearly three decades ago, Biosphere 2 elicited early criticism from some reductionists who didn’t appreciate its design, the project’s success depended on ...

A decade before Elon Musk founded SpaceX or spoke publicly about colonizing Mars, a different billionaire captivated the world with Biosphere 2. Ed Bass, an oil tycoon, spent about $250 million to ...

The facilities would create indoor environments similar to Biosphere 2, which has been owned by the ... More local news:8 books in Dover schools challenged. Here are the titles targeted for ...

Dear EarthTalk: What ever became of the Biosphere 2 project in Arizona and what did we learn from it? – B.C., Tampa, FL Biosphere 2 project began in 1984 ...

Spanning 3.14 acres in Oracle, Arizona, Biosphere 2, as it was known, was the largest closed system ever created, replete with a rainforest, mangrove wetland, savannah grassland, fog desert ...

ORACLE, AZ — Arizona is home to one of the most unique science experiments in the world. Biosphere 2 is a groundbreaking research facility studying climate change and ecosystems inside an ...

Texas billionaire Edward Bass — one of the founders of Biosphere 2 — gifted $30 million to the University of Arizona to support the research facility in Oracle, officials announced Wednesday.