Nestled in the foothills of the Catalina Mountains, around 31 miles from Tucson, there exists an oasis; a collection of environments one would never anticipate to exist in the scorched Arizona desert.
ORACLE, Ariz. — After being closed since mid-March because of the pandemic, Biosphere 2 has opened its gates to a brand new nighttime experience. It is a unique new way to see this unique science lab ...
After two months of controlled drought, Biosphere 2’s tropical rainforest is dancing in the rain once again. The University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2, located north of Tucson, is home to several ...
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, led by John Allen who called it “The Human ...
They lived for two years and 20 minutes under the glass of a miniature Earth, complete with an ocean, rain forest, desert, grasslands and mangroves. Their air and water were recycled, and they grew ...
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 tropical rain forest section of the UA’s Biosphere 2 is closed to the public for four months as researchers conduct a study on drought. The remaining areas under glass in the Biosphere, near ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Almost 30 years ago, eight researchers entered a glass-walled recreation of Earth's collective ...