Diet for the New World

Article Abstract:

Members of the Biosphere II Project are studying how much cultivated land would be needed to feed a given number of people. They also aim to develop a cuisine that is both nutritional and satisfying. The scientists subsist on food grown on half an acre of land to keep themselves well-nourished. However, they report that the food they grow could still be improved to satisfy their needs.

Health aspects, Environmental aspects, Scientists, Food research

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The first harvest

Article Abstract:

Two years inside Biospere 2 have yielded a bounty of information about the planet's life system. From these data also grew more questions which could be tested in the succeeding years. This knowledge may serve as a guide for humans to realize their role in this ecosystem.

Closed ecological systems, Closed ecosystems

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The naturalist in a new world

Article Abstract:

Progress of the Biosphere 2 project is reported by its Terrestrial Ecological Systems director six months into the two-year experiment of living in an environment that replicates the earth's biosphere.

Research, Biosphere

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