NASA and NOAA recently announced good news concerning the ozone hole. What are lessons about science, policy and skepticism ...

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 ...

Explore the pivotal history of ozone layer depletion, from the groundbreaking 1974 research of Mario Molina and Sherwood ...

The same phenomenon that causes aurorae — the magical curtains of green light often visible from the polar regions of the Earth — causes mesospheric ozone layer depletion. This depletion could have ...

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 ...

An annual analysis of air samples collected at remote sites around the globe that is tracking a continued decline in the atmospheric concentration of ozone-depleting substances shows the threat to the ...

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.

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 ...

Researchers have developed a new method for assessing the impacts of ozone-destroying substances that threaten the recovery of the ozone layer. Researchers have developed a new method for assessing ...

July 29, 2003 — NASA satellite observations have provided the first evidence the rate of ozone depletion in the Earth’s upper atmosphere is decreasing. This may indicate the first stage of ozone layer ...