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In 2025, an Arizona researcher spent two weeks in Biosphere 2 with 144 dwarf peas; harvesting them on Day 8 enabled a CO2 comparison

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In a 2025 Biosphere 2 experiment, researcher Mattias Beach spent a week living with 144 dwarf pea plants, then a week without them. Sensors tracked carbon dioxide levels to assess how effectively the plants could absorb human emissions and produce oxygen in a closed habitat. (Wikimedia Commons)

In October 2025, a researcher spent two weeks breathing inside a sealed habitat, first alongside 144 dwarf pea plants. The experiment was designed to measure whether the plants could absorb enough of the carbon dioxide released by a human occupant to help regulate air quality in a closed environment. In a 2025 Biosphere 2 experiment, … Read more

Tiny Scottish village of 200 homes in Auchtertool, Fife, fights plans for world’s second-largest data centre covering more than 100 football pitches; 1,600 objections pile up, residents fear it could dwarf their community

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Tiny Scottish village of 200 homes in Auchtertool, Fife, fights plans for world’s second-largest data centre covering more than 100 football pitches; 1,600 objections pile up, residents fear it could dwarf their community

The proposed Cato data centre would cover an area larger than 100 football pitches. (Photo: Daily Mail) Residents of a tiny Scottish village have launched a fierce campaign against plans to build what has been described as the world’s second-largest data centre on their doorstep.The proposed Cato data centre in Auchtertool, Fife, would occupy a … Read more