This plant-based water filter works like a tiny Amazon rainforest
We take water for granted far too often. Whole civilizations have fallen as a result of over-exploiting water sources,...
50% of Earth’s species face extinction by 2100
Biologists, economists, and ecologists have gathered at the Vatican to discuss what actions humanity can take to...
Amazon’s biosphere domes are slowly taking shape in Seattle
In 2013, architecture firm NBBJ unveiled plans for an amazing addition to Amazon's Seattle campus: three biosphere...
The Milan Expo’s modular Azerbaijan pavilion is wrapped in wavy timber louvers enclosing multiple different biospheres
The structure is based on a modular system that can be reconfigured to accommodate different content reflecting...
VIDEO: Google’s new California headquarters is a greenhouse utopia by BIG and Heatherwick
Earlier in the week, we brought you news that Heatherwick Studio and BIG are collaborating on the design of Google's...
Wearable biospheres could allow people to live on other planets
If humans are ever going to survive on different planets in our solar system, we are going to need a steady supply...
NBBJ Unveils Striking Biosphere Greenhouses for Amazon’s Seattle HQ
Amazon's new Seattle campus will revamp three blocks in the Denny Triangle area in between South Lake Union and...
Eden Project: Giant Bubble Biomes Form the World’s Largest Greenhouse
Located in Cornwall, the Eden Project was conceived by Tim Smit and designed by famed architect Nicholas Grimshaw....
LAVA’s Home Of The Future Is A Neon, Geodesic Plant-Filled Bubble
The home is set inside a geodesic skydome made out of ETFE bubbles and will create a year-round microclimate for...
EcoZa Launches South Africa’s First Carbon Neutral Green Estate
The name 360º refers not only to the zen surroundings, but also to nature's never-ending cycles: the seasons,...
Saudi Biome Concept Could Be World’s Largest Biosphere
Conceived by designer Phil Pauley, the Saudi Biome is a project that endeavors to "bring the rainforest to the...
Sub Biosphere 2: A Self-Sustaining Underwater City
Biosphere 2 never lasted too long, but there were certainly many lessons to be learned about living self-sufficiently,...
James Law’s Technosphere is an Eco Deathstar for Dubai
Like an non evil, sustainable version of the Deathstar, the Technosphere by James Law Cybertecture replicates the...