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Biosphere 2: Educational Ecosystem

  • March 30, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Run by the University of Arizona, the Biosphere 2 research facility contains many large-scale projects, including replicas of such delicate ecosystems as a tropical rainforest, a coral reef, and a fog desert. B2 also contains a model city to help scientists study the effects of urbanization.

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