Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer blocks potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface ...

It has been 40 years since scientists revealed the shocking discovery of a large hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica, a ...

This year’s “State of the Air” Report found that ground-level ozone pollution is getting worse – strikingly worse. This ...

Forty years ago this month, scientists reported that human activities had punctured Earth’s protective ozone layer. What ...

Jan. 7, 2025 — If you like the smell of spring roses, the sounds of summer birdsong, and the colors of fall foliage, you have the stabilization of the ozone layer to thank for it. Located in the ...

New research suggests that the negative effects of the ozone hole on the carbon uptake of the Southern Ocean are reversible, ...

Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer acts like sunscreen ... the BAS said. "The current rate of recovery is a bit slower than might be expected, so there could be feedbacks with climate ...