Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Biosphere 2 is a research facility located near Tucson, Ariz. Katja Schulz/Flickr, CC BY From a distance, Biosphere 2 emerges from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study on functional biosphere integrity, or the plant kingdom’s ability to co-regulate the state of the ecosystem, found ...

The Planetary Health Check is a key monitor of earth's vital signs—and will guide action for a more sustainable world.

Biosphere 2—while Biosphere 1 is Earth—offers a unique opportunity for immersive education. Through engaging science stories, students and educators can delve into our cutting-edge research as they ...

Decades of satellite observations show that Earth's vegetation forms a moving balance point across continents and seasons.

Deep beneath the ocean's surface lies Earth's largest carbon reservoir: marine sediments that have accumulated organic matter over millions of years. Long assumed to be permanently "locked away," this ...

While many of us across the United States are still ordered to stay at home to quarantine, the documentary Spaceship Earth covers a voluntary quarantine of eight people in 1991. These eight ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Early registration for TMC's Earth Day 5k at Biosphere 2 has been extended through Sunday, March 3rd. As of Wednesday, February 28th, there were only about 200 spots remaining.

(THE CONVERSATION) From a distance, Biosphere 2 emerges from the cacti and creosote of the Sonoran desert like a gleaming oasis, a colony of glass and bright white structures. Despite being just ...