Billionaire gives $30M to Univ. of Arizona for Biosphere 2
Texas billionaire Edward P. Bass is giving $30 million to the University of Arizona to support the Biosphere 2 research facility.
Environment
Sep 21, 2017
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News tagged with biosphere
Initial survey results reveal a worrying decline in Guinea's forest elephant population
A new survey by Fauna & Flora International (FFI) has highlighted the increasing risk in the density and distribution of forest elephants in Guinea's Ziama Massif forest. This is the first time that such a survey has been ...
Ecology
Sep 14, 2017
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Fungi are key players of the deep biosphere
In addition to the life on the surface of the Earth and in its oceans, ecosystems have evolved deep under us in a realm coined the "deep biosphere" which stretches several kilometers down into the bedrock. Down there, the ...
Biotechnology
Jul 4, 2017
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Designating biosphere reserves improves the life quality of the citizens
Initially, protected areas had a single, major aim which was to protect biodiversity; today, by contrast, the promotion human well-being is also an important aim. The relationship between the environmental conservation and ...
Ecology
Jun 14, 2017
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Beaver Hills area named UNESCO biosphere reserve
An ecologically rich area of Alberta that is home to a University of Alberta research station and fertile ground for dozens of researchers over the years has won international recognition.
Ecology
Mar 25, 2016
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UNESCO adds 20 new sites to list of biosphere reserves
The United Nation's cultural body UNESCO has added 20 new sites to its network of protected biosphere nature reserves, including two in Canada and two in Portugal.
Ecology
Mar 20, 2016
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Marine and terrestrial wildlife haven becomes four million-acre biosphere reserve
A rugged peninsula in Argentina's Patagonia region teeming with wildlife, including southern right whales, Magellanic penguins, massive elephant seals, flightless Darwin's rheas, and camel-like guanacos, has been declared ...
Ecology
Jul 16, 2014
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When life went global
"An origin of life is not the same as an origin of a biosphere—that's an important distinction," says David Grinspoon, a planetary scientist and curator of astrobiology for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
Space Exploration
Jul 7, 2014
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A new ocean for the desert
As I let the air out of my buoyancy vest and slip under the water of the University of Arizona's Biosphere 2 ocean, I hear a steady hum reminding me of the machinery working behind the scenes to filter the water and keep ...
Environment
Apr 1, 2014
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Ecosystems change long before species are lost
(Phys.org) —Communities in nature are likely to be a lot more sensitive to change than previously thought, according to a new study at Rice University.
Ecology
Aug 13, 2013
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