An international research team led by the University of Bremen has detected chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in Earth's atmosphere ...

It's been 40 years since groundbreaking research announced the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer, a revelation that launched a rapid and successful effort to ban chemicals in hairspray, deodorant ...

Local pollution cuts haven’t lowered ozone because transported pollution and global emissions now dominate exposure.

It's been 40 years since groundbreaking research announced the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer, a revelation that launched a rapid and successful effort to ban chemicals in hairspray, deodorant ...

In a promising update, scientists have revealed that the ozone hole is healing – and it could soon close up for good. The Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS) found that the hole – which ...

The ozone layer is a part of Earth’s atmosphere that captures some of the Sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light emissions. When the ozone layer is compromised, its ability to absorb radiation weakens, allowing ...

No wonder politicians curse the environment. After intense horse-trading, arm twisting and agonizing, 93 industrialized nations agreed in 1990 to phase out by the year 2000 chemicals that destroy the ...

Scientists stated that worldwide ozone layer protection measures have been a major achievement, showing that harmful gases are dropping faster than projected. Experts, according to Science Alert, ...

(NEW YORK) — When the hole in the ozone layer was first discovered in 1985, Paul A. Newman was shaken as a scientist. “I lost a lot of sleep back then because we didn’t really know what was going on ...

A new study using NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data finds consistent evidence that Earth’s ozone layer is on the mend. A team led by Eun-Su Yang of the Georgia ...

The United Nations finally has some good news about the climate. Well, sort of. According to a report released by U.N. scientists on Wednesday, the ozone layer, which has been thinning since the late ...

The sky is getting crowded. In the last few years, the number of satellite launches has increased by an order of magnitude as mega-constellations of internet-powering hardware crowd into low Earth ...