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 ...

Learn more about the ozone hole, how it was created, how it was healed, and what message it offers about climate change.

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 ...

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.

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.

Michael Jackson, Ernest, Gizmo and other pop culture fun from the '80s will be celebrated at a "New Wave" exhibit that opens ...

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

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

While the IMD monitoring system recorded an AQI of 123 at 11 am, our handheld device showed a higher reading of 173 – placing ...