This is all part of the plan: ‘Design for Demise’ is a standard concept for making satellites that break apart upon reentry, ...

The closing of this year's ozone hole over the Antarctic continues the positive trend of smaller gaps in Earth's ozone layer ...

The NOAA and NASA agencies have reported that the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica is this year the fifth smallest since 1992. At its peak, it covered an average of 18.71 million ...

The ozone hole that forms yearly over Antarctica has grown for the third year in a row. At nearly 10 million square miles (26.4 million square kilometers), the ozone hole is the largest it's been ...

Invisible to the eye but powerful in impact, HCFCs or hydrochlorofluorocarbons are chemicals once widely used to cool homes ...

It is expected to recover to 1980 levels by 2040, a new U.N. report found. When the hole in the ozone layer was first discovered in 1985, Paul A. Newman was shaken as a scientist. "I lost a lot of ...

World Ozone Day 2025: Ozone is the protective layer of Earth, shielding the planet from the harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation and allowing life to blossom, safeguarding ecosystems and human health.

"This decision is an important step forward for public health in Detroit," said Nicholas Leonard of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center.

Early research suggests ozone therapy may fight breast cancer cells and lessen adverse effects for patients undergoing treatment, but more research is necessary. Ozone therapy, known to irritate lungs ...