A sealed glass world lost about a third of its oxygen in 16 months. Scientists traced it to soil microbes and concrete.

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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 ...

To get to the nearest rainforest, from Tucson, that is, head up Oracle Road/Arizona Highway 77 and drive north for 24 miles. Next, at milepost 96.5, turn right onto Biosphere 2 Road. There you’ll find ...

Near-infrared spectroscopy has quietly stopped being a niche calibration exercise and started acting like an autonomous ...

When Pangea's tropical forests died 252 million years ago, Earth stayed in a hothouse for five million years. New fossil maps ...

An international drilling project plans to core 2.2 kilometres beneath Ethiopia's Danakil Depression to recover a unique ...

Wickaninnish Inn celebrates three decades of hospitality, community and an enduring connection to the wild West Coast of Vancouver Island and at the same time is being recognized among Canada’s very ...

A tiny African island nation is making use of sustainable economic activity and community partnerships to protect its sensitive terrestrial and marine ecosystems.