Biosphere 2, a massive indoor simulation of the Earth’s ecosystem in southern Arizona, is one of the most famous — and ...

Uncover the story of Arizona’s most unique science museum, where giant installations, advanced tech, and unforgettable experiences await visitors of all ages.

The University of Arizona's Biosphere 2 is making strides in space research with its Space Analog for the Moon and Mars (SAM) ...

From its famous biosphere reserve to hotels that are on the cutting edge of sustainability, this region has become a model ...

At the University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2, experiments are being conducted inside a structure called the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars, or SAM. It is designed to act like a real space habitat — ...

Jane Poynter and seven compatriots agreed to spend two years sealed inside a 3-acre terrarium in the Sonoran Desert. Their mission back in the 1990s: To see whether humans might someday be able to ...

Standing atop Biosphere 2’s iconic rooftop dressed in the same spacesuit George Clooney wore in the 2013 film “Gravity,” ...

On Sept. 26, 1991, a grand experiment began. Eight people were locked in the giant terrarium, Biosphere II, to live without physical contact with the outside world for two years. Biosphere II was a ...

Jane Poynter entered the world's first hermetically sealed, manufactured ecological system in 1991 with seven other people. Biosphere 2-- the 3.15-acre, almost-airtight outpost in the Arizona desert ...