NPR

Inside the evolution of Biosphere 2, from '90s punchline to scientific playground

ORACLE, Ariz. — Plopped in the Sonoran Desert, just outside Tucson, Ariz., sits a massive, multilevel greenhouse that's probably best known as the inspiration for a Pauly Shore movie. A slick, stepped ...
Phys.org

Exceeding functional biosphere integrity limits: Study finds 60% of the world's land area is in a precarious state

The study added to this measure a second powerful indicator of biosphere integrity: An indicator of risk of ecosystem destabilization records complex structural changes in vegetation and in the ...
Science Daily

Earth’s safe zones are vanishing fast

A sweeping new study reveals that humanity has already pushed 60% of Earth’s land outside its safe biosphere zone, with 38% in a high-risk state. By analyzing centuries of data, researchers mapped how ...
insider.si.edu

Biodiversity and climate change : transforming the biosphere / edited by Thomas E. Lovejoy & Lee Hannah ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson

Foreword / Edward O. Wilson -- Part I. Overview : what is climate change biology?. Changing the biosphere / Thomas E. Lovejoy and Lee Hannah ; What is climate change? / Michael C. MacCracken -- Part ...