Deep within the surface of the earth lies a gargantuan amount of carbon in the form of various types of microbial life, which hangs onto life in environments with scarce nutrients and extreme ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Spoiler alert: "Spaceship Earth" will be discussed in detail in this piece. "Spaceship Earth" ...

In the ’80s, a group of scientists and artists wanted to know if they could recreate Earth’s ecosystem, so they built Biosphere 2 (Earth was known as Biosphere 1) in Oracle, Ariz. The experiment was ...

A recent study conducted by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany and the BOKU University in Vienna has revealed alarming new insights into the health of Earth’s biosphere. The ...

Almost a century ago, the revolutionary idea of the biosphere gained a foothold in science. Defined as the collective activity of all life on Earth—the tapestry of actions of every microbe, plant, and ...

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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Scott Saleska, University of Arizona; Chris Impey, University of Arizona, and Ghiwa ...

Biosphere 2 was touted as a new Noah’s Ark, a new Garden of Eden, a way to test how humans might colonize other worlds and study the effects of greenhouse gasses on Biosphere 1 — aka the Earth. Eight ...

There's even a brief cameo by Rue McClanahan from "Golden Girls." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Spoiler alert: "Spaceship Earth ...