After much promise and some doubt, it’s confirmed: the hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic is recovering thanks to the global effort to reduce ozone-depleting substances. A new study led by ...

After decades of concern and cautious optimism, scientists have now confirmed with high statistical confidence that the Antarctic ozone hole is recovering and could completely close within the next ...

The Antarctic ozone layer is currently healing, as a result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.

A media storm blew up in mid-March 2025 when a researcher at South Africa's isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica accused one ...

The worlds first artificial satellite, the Soviet Unions Sputnik 1, was launched in October 1957. Just three months later, it ...

The volatile organic compounds released into the air while cooking food contributes to potentially harmful ozone pollution, ...

Massive Antarctic Ozone Hole Over Past Four Years: What Is to Blame? Nov. 21, 2023 — Despite public perception, the Antarctic ozone hole has been remarkably massive and long-lived over the past ...

A Hole in the Sky Ozone, a gas composed of three oxygen atoms, naturally occurs in the Earth’s upper atmosphere (stratosphere) and lower atmosphere (troposphere). In the stratosphere, it forms a ...

Often seen as destructive, supermassive black holes could help sustain life under specific conditions, scientists have found.