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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The burgeoning space industry may be posing a significant threat to our planet’s protective ozone layer. Recent studies have raised concerns that rocket launches could be creating a new hole in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The UN has delivered rare environmental good news: the Earth’s ozone layer is on the mend, and the vast hole […] ...

Humankind will soon lose a great deal of vigilance over the ozone layer, which shields life on Earth from harmful solar radiation. The impending loss of NASA’s Aura and the Canadian Space Agency’s ...

When we have a conversation about various threats to the environment, one of the most prominent issues that arises is chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Unlike many other culprits, CFCs have been playing a ...

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 ...

Now for some good news about our planet: The ozone layer is healing. A recent United Nations-backed assessment found continued progress in the global effort to repair the shield-like layer high up in ...