The ozone layer is a part of Earth’s atmosphere that captures some of the Sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light emissions. When the ...

The ozone layer above the Antarctic may be healing at last, according to a promising new study. The Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS) found that the hole above the South Pole closed ...

A new study published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics reveals a 17-year delay in the projected recovery of ...

But the longer the hole persists, the greater the likelihood that the ozone layer is dominated by natural factors, not human CFC emissions.” Another year has passed, and that stubborn Ozone Hole over ...

the “ozone hole” isn’t actually a hole in our planet’s ozone layer. Instead, it is a much thinner area within the ozone layer than the rest. So, while it will still protect us from the ...

Image caption, Without the ozone layer, planet Earth would be a very different place. One of those is the ozone layer. It’s basically the Earth’s sun cream - it protects the planet from ...

Ozone protects Earth from the sun’s ultraviolet rays and an increasing hole in the ozone layer would increase our exposure to these rays. “The repair mechanisms that we naturally have can ...

NASA is gearing up to have the International Space Station slowly lower its orbit, starting in 2030, until it burns through ...

“The ozone layer has diminished more than 50% from its normal values and the UV intensity index has jumped from four to ten, according to the 16 October reading when the hole reached the 51 ...

Hundreds of defunct satellites plunge toward Earth every year. Scientists are studying how the chemical stew left in their wake impacts the atmosphere.