The ozone layer is a part of the Earth’s atmosphere that absorbs much of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet light. In 1985, researchers noticed that the ozone layer was growing thinner above the Antarctic.

The language is dry and academic, as is appropriate for the abstract of a scientific paper in the prestigious journal Nature. The research described in the short paper, however, fell like a scientific ...

The same phenomenon that causes aurorae — the magical curtains of green light often visible from the polar regions of the Earth — causes mesospheric ozone layer depletion. This depletion could have ...

(CNN) — The recovery of the ozone layer — which sits miles above the Earth and protects the planet from ultraviolet radiation — has been celebrated as one of the world’s greatest environmental ...

The Earth's protective ozone layer is on track to fully recover by mid-century, according to a UN report released Tuesday. The bulletin hailed the success of international agreements like the Montreal ...

Stratigraphy and sulfur isotopes for the Meishan section, China, across the Permian-Triassic boundary. Credit: Li et al. 2024. The concept of deadly mass extinctions wreaking destruction upon Earth's ...

New data reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reveal that the hole in the ozone layer is at its fifth-smallest size since 1992. That's great news, and a massive ...

In a revelation highlighting the fragile balance of our planet's atmosphere, scientists have uncovered an unexpected link between massive wildfire events and the chemistry of the ozone layer. Using ...

As SpaceX's Starlink satellites die, they're likely killing something else with them: the strength of Earth's ozone layer. That's because when they fall into Earth's atmosphere and burn up, the ...