The ozone layer was supposed to be one of the great environmental comeback stories. Under the 1987 Montreal Protocol, nearly ...

The ozone layer has been on track to recover thanks to the Montreal Protocol—but a loophole may be holding it back. Chemicals ...

In the mid-1980s, scientists spotted a dangerous tear in Earth’s ozone shield above Antarctica, allowing harmful UV rays to ...

Often hailed as the most successful international environmental agreement of all time, the 1987 Montreal Protocol continues ...

The language is dry and academic, as is appropriate for the abstract of a scientific paper in the prestigious journal Nature. The research described in the short paper, however, fell like a scientific ...

The ozone hole over Antarctica is the seventh smallest it’s been since the early 1990s. Recovery began with the Montreal Protocol, which ended the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in 1987.

For organisms living on the earth, ultraviolet rays are fundamentally harmful. Ultraviolet rays are a kind of electromagnetic waves with high energy. When strong ultraviolet rays hit the living body, ...

Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory, the University of Pittsburgh, and Drexel University in Philadelphia are looking for a more sustainable way to disinfect water. They are studying how ...

The study found that every 10-microgram-per-cubic-meter increase in ozone exposure was associated with a 0.84% rise in deaths ...

DENVER — Memorial Day weekend is the kickoff to pool season on the Colorado Front Range, but it’s also the start of ozone pollution season and according to the American Lung Association, Denver’s air ...

The recovery of the ozone layer in Earth's stratosphere could be delayed by several years, according to an international ...