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 University of Arizona is celebrating Earth Day and the 10th anniversary of UA research at Biosphere 2 on Saturday with a day of activities. Biosphere 2, 32540 S. Biosphere Rd. in Oracle, about 30 ...
Biosphere 2 was a highly ambitious experiment to simulate a self-sustaining Mars colony in the Arizona desert. Eight men and women locked themselves inside for 2 years and experienced one incredible ...
An international team of researchers has descended on University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2, sealing off the complex’s rain forest, to conduct a one-of-a-kind study examining the impact of droughts on ...
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.
In its original state, Biosphere 2 housed an agricultural area (now utilized for experiments) and space for human habitation (now used for offices). The designers attempted to recreate an enclosed ...