On May 16, 1985, the discovery of a massive hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica prompted global concern about rising skin cancer rates and potential global temperature increases of up to 2.5 ...

A Global Recovery Snapshot. It’s pretty good news on the ozone layer front these days. We’re seeing solid signs of recovery, which is a huge win for the plan ...

The ozone hole over Antarctica has reduced to its smallest size in six years. It shows that decades of international environmental effort are gradually restoring the Earth's protective ozone layer.

SUSAN Solomon, a leading atmospheric chemist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is widely recognized for helping uncover how chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were destroying the Earth’s ...

Explore the pivotal history of ozone layer depletion, from the groundbreaking 1974 research of Mario Molina and Sherwood Rowland on CFCs to the 1985 discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole. Learn how in ...

The Antarctic ozone hole closed early in 2025 after one of the shortest seasons in decades, reflecting long-term recovery of the ozone layer.

The Antarctic ozone hole has shrunk to its smallest size in six years, indicating a slow recovery of Earth's protective layer due to international environmental efforts.

Burning satellites may release alumina, soot and metals that affect Earth’s atmosphere and may damage the ozone layer.

Companies are using the Earth's atmosphere like a dumpster. The post Rapid Space Launches Shifting the Chemistry of Earth’s ...

If you're seeking hope in these troubled times, Victor's got you covered with new data about our (successful) efforts to fix the ozone layer.

Plans are afoot to launch large mega-constellations of AI data centers into Earth orbit. That ambition, pursued by multiple space industry leaders, coincides with a warning from scientists of ...

LONDON (ANI) – Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have found that the damage caused by the ozone hole to the Southern Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon can be reversed—but only if ...