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biosphere

[bahy-uh-sfeer] / ˈbaɪ əˌsfɪər /
NOUN
environment
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"We must protect our biosphere - it is not a zero-sum game," he added, pointing to a recent report by the Office for National Statistics that valued UK ecosystems at £1.8tn.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024

The apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump sent shock waves through the geo-political biosphere, as U.S. leaders chimed in to condemn the attack.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2024

In contrast, land habitats make up less than 1 percent of the planet’s biosphere because the band of life is so narrow, making its volume quite small.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2024

The findings are especially important in the Santa Barbara Channel, which is an internationally recognized biosphere reserve, a designated Whale Heritage Area, and one of the most important whale migration routes in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2024

One of them even featured two monkeys in a self-contained biosphere complete with oxygen-generating plants and a food-pellet delivery mechanism.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

"By understanding the limits that apply to all living systems, we can better predict how cells, ecosystems, and even entire biospheres respond to changing environments."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025

Might biospheres someday be found eking out existence around post-red giant stars or on worlds without a star at all?

From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023

Maine’s messy dilemma reflects how climate change is transforming biospheres the world over by expanding the northward range of parasites.

From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2022

Even if plants do succeed in adapting to climate change by changing their location or schedule, they’re not alone in their biospheres.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2019

We need to understand that we might not be able to detect biospheres even if they exist.

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016




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