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 ...

A groundbreaking study led by scientists at MIT has confirmed that the Antarctic ozone layer is on a steady path to recovery, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's been 40 years since groundbreaking research announced the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer, a revelation that launched ...

A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is healing, as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. Scientists including the MIT team have observed signs ...

A new study reveals that ozone transported from the upper atmosphere is a widespread and previously underrecognized source of surface ozone across China. By developing a novel identification method ...

The rapid rise in global rocket launches could slow the recovery of the vital ozone layer, says Sandro Vattioni. The problem is being underestimated—yet it could be mitigated by forward-looking, ...

The ozone layer is a thin yet crucial shield of gas in Earth’s stratosphere that protects all living beings from the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. Without it, life as we know it would be at ...

This year’s ozone hole over Antarctica ranked among the smallest since the early 1990s, reflecting steady progress from decades of global action under the Montreal Protocol. Declining chlorine levels ...

As private companies race to make spaceflight routine, Earth’s upper atmosphere has become an unintended testing ground. Each launch is a triumph of human ingenuity, but behind that brilliance lies a ...

The international space industry is on a growth trajectory, but new research shows a rapid increase in rocket launches would damage the ozone layer. Several hundred rockets are launched globally each ...