As spaceflight becomes increasingly routine, the environmental cost of reaching orbit is coming under scrutiny. A recent ...

As private companies race to make spaceflight routine, Earth’s upper atmosphere has become an unintended testing ground. Each ...

The annual hole in Earth's ozone layer closed at the beginning of this month, scientists recently announced. This year's hole in the layer was smaller in 2024 than we’ve seen in any other year this ...

The ozone hole over Antarctica is healing. The latest update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) shows the ozone layer remains on track to fully recover within this century, all thanks to ...

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 there is one piece of good news regarding our planet's future, it's our ozone layer and the ongoing shrinking of its hole. In an update on the latest status of the hole in Earth's ozone layer, 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 ...

As beautiful as our earth can be, most of us rarely ever consider the nearly invisible layer of protective gases that keeps life on our planet safe from harmful ultraviolet rays. But scientists are ...

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 ...

Measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite show that this year’s ozone hole over Antarctica is one of the biggest on record. The hole, which is what scientists call an ‘ozone depleting ...