The ozone layer is on track to fully recover from its depletion within the next four decades, a panel of scientists gathered by the United Nations said on Monday. In an assessment conducted every four ...

If current trends hold, the ozone hole could shrink back to its size in the 1980s, according to the World Meteorological ...

Commercial space launches are impacting Earth's ozone layer. Rocket exhaust releases chemicals that degrade ozone. Satellite ...

The burgeoning space industry may be posing a significant threat to our planet’s protective ozone layer. Recent studies have ...

In geospace, the Arase satellite observes chorus waves and energetic electrons, while on the ground, EISCAT and optical instruments observe pulsating aurorae and electron precipitation in the ...

Scientists have discovered a massive new hole in the ozone layer. They say the hole wasn't expected to exist. However, they discovered that it covers almost the entire tropical region of the world.

The scope of the newly discovered hole in the ozone layer over Earth's tropics, revealed by the annual change in ozone levels and average annual temperatures. (Qing-Bin Lu) (CN) — As if we needed any ...

On September 16, 1987, the international community did something almost unheard of, especially in today's world: It worked together to protect the planet. Ultimately ratified by 198 nations, including ...

Depletion of the Earth’s ozone layer is slowing, according to a study scheduled for publication in the Journal of Geophysical Research. At a press conference, the scientists who conducted the study ...

Earth's ozone layer is vital to protecting all forms of life – from crops to humans – from the sun's harmful radiation. This shield in Earth's stratosphere has been depleted for decades, putting life ...

DENVER — A scientist who helped lead a United Nations report on the Earth's protective ozone layer said on Tuesday that "we have solved this problem. On the other hand vigilance is required." David W.

T here's good news for the ozone layer. NOAA's annual analysis of the ozone layer this year showed that levels of ozone-depleting chemicals in the atmosphere had dropped to numbers considered a ...