Inside Biosphere 2's giant glass pyramid, tropical trees stretch 80 feet above the forest floor. Crazy ants, so named because of their erratic movements, scurry below.

As part of our summer series, Good Morning Tucson is taking you north to Biosphere 2. It's a 37 mile drive from the eastside of town, which should only take you a couple gallons of gas.

Far from helping humans escape Earth, Biosphere 2 seems to have become one of our best tools to understand Biosphere 1. "It wasn't a failure," Rand says. "I think it was actually ahead of its time." ...

Biosphere 2, about 20 miles north of Tucson, is supporting startup companies focused on renewable energy and sustainable technologies.

Biosphere 2 employs 55, including 25 research faculty from across the world. Its annual budget is about $8 million. Contact reporter Carmen Duarte at [email protected] or 573-4104.

Though the Biosphere 2 experiment is often described as a test run of a future space colony on the Moon or Mars, the project in fact had deep environmental roots, says Mark Nelson, one of the ...

A new study delivers a stark warning that Central Asia has overshot its environmental safety limits concerning land footprint and biosphere integrity. The study, led by Prof. Duan Weili from the ...

Researchers in Leipzig, including members of Leipzig University, have launched an international series of publications that will summarise the latest findings in biosphere research each year. The ...

The national park is a 1,978-square-kilometer (764-square-mile) protected area and among more than 700 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves meant to foster harmony between people and their environments.

Welcome to the biosphere: Photographers capture Northern Ireland’s delicate ecosystem Five diverse projects go on display across NI as part of Belfast Photo Festival’s 2025 edition ...