And now for a spot of good news: the protective layer of ozone continues to heal, with the hole in our stratospheric shield having shrunk to a smaller size in 2024 than in the period between 2020-2023 ...

The ozone layer, Earth's invisible shield against harmful ultraviolet radiation, sits quietly in the stratosphere between roughly 15 and 35 kilometers above our heads. For decades, scientists watched ...

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 ...

A 3D rendering of the ozone hole evolution in 2025. Forty years after global policymakers began grappling with the crisis posed by a gaping hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer over Antarctica, the ...

(CNN) - The atmosphere over the Antarctic seems to be making a comeback. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA scientists, a hole that opens each year in the ozone ...

Throughout the 1980s, chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, were everywhere — from spray paint and hairspray to refrigerators and air conditioners. There was one problem: Research at the time revealed the ...

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