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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new UN report says that the Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The European Space Agency reported that one of the largest holes in the ozone layer on record has been observed above the ...

The ozone layer will be fully recovered in decades, according to a new report. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) say the ozone is expected to recover to 1980 levels by around 2040 globally, ...

Scientists found that ammonia drifting from pig farms can settle on nearby soils and increase nitrous oxide emissions.

In a revelation highlighting the fragile balance of our planet's atmosphere, scientists have uncovered an unexpected link between massive wildfire events and the chemistry of the ozone layer. Using ...

The ozone layer is healing, and it’s a symbol of hope around the power of human efforts. It sometimes feels like the only options we have in terms of news are “bad” or “worse.” But if you’re looking ...

An international team of climate scientists has used climate models to show that some very short-lived substances are partially to blame for ozone depletion over the tropics. In their paper published ...

A new study finds that smoke particles in the stratosphere can trigger chemical reactions that erode the ozone layer -- and that smoke particles from Australian wildfires widened the ozone hole by 10 ...

Last October, prime news coverage focused once again on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), a chemical substance suspected to cause an especially pernicious, imperceptible form of environmental degradation.

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 ...