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Biosphere 2 PLUS 15

Living on Earth
August 14, 2013
  • By Rene Gutel
The World

A look back at the people who locked themselves inside a giant terrarium in Oracle, Arizona 15 years ago as part of an experiment in environmental science. Rene Gutel of member station KJZZ has an audio collage of the history, ecology and human frailty that was Biosphere Two.

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