Biosphere, definition of

The living place or "home" of a particular organism or biological community.

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• Lemay injects new life into Montreals Expo 67 site
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• 50% of Earth's species face extinction by 2100
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• Amazon's biosphere domes are slowly taking shape in Seattle
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  Earlier in the week, we brought you news that Heatherwick Studio and BIG are collaborating on the design of Google's new Mountain View campus. And now, Google has just published a video in which the two architecture stars discuss their plans for the upcoming

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