Caption Pinyon pine trees at the conclusion of the Biosphere 2 experiment. The tree left was kept 4 degrees Celsius warmer and died weeks before the drought-stressed tree kept at ambient ...

Although while the experiment was on-going, nearly three decades ago, Biosphere 2 elicited early criticism from some reductionists who didn’t appreciate its design, the project’s success depended on ...

Caroline and Corentin see the future as low-tech: They want to live in harmony with the natural world and they want to prove that it is possible. The Biosphere Experiment attempts to live ...

Meteorologist Lauren Rainson takes us to the world's largest earth science experiment dedicated to ... world – a second ...

Engineer Corentin de Chatelperron and eco-designer Caroline Pultz are conducting a bold experiment: They want to live for 120 days in the Mexican desert self sufficiently. Can they survive with the ...