Discover the lesser-known details about the chemical compounds responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer.

Image caption, Without the ozone layer, planet Earth would be a very different place. One of those is the ozone layer. It’s basically the Earth’s sun cream - it protects the planet from ...

Published in Nature, Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina's research linked CFCs to the depletion of Earth's ozone layer. Initially utilized for their stability and nontoxic properties, CFCs were ...

The European Space agency Copernicus Sentinel satellite detected a giant hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica, as part of the EU's Environmental monitoring program. The hole which scientists ...

Here are five facts that will help you be safer in the sun. UV rays are not all the same. When we talk about sun exposure, what we really mean is exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. UV-A and UV-B ...