A growing global desire to venture into deep space could pose a new threat to life back on Earth – 40 years after the alarm ...

One chlorine atom can destroy over 100,000 ozone molecules before it is removed from the stratosphere, destroying ozone more quickly than it is naturally created, according to a federal agency. This ...

In the 1980s, scientists found that chlorofluorocarbons used in aerosol cans and refrigerators were destroying stratospheric ...

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 finding that sparked urgent global action to protect the planet’s fragile ...

What’s more, scientists will lose their ability to watch for harmful impacts to the ozone layer from wildfires and stratospheric aerosol injections aimed at countering climate warming.

What is the Ozone Layer? The ozone layer is a crucial component of Earth's stratosphere, located between 19 and 30 km above the surface. It plays a vital role in filtering harmful ultraviolet (UV ...

A promising new study suggests that Earth's ozone layer could be back on track to a full recovery after four years of worryingly large ozone holes.

The vortices can persist for months, carrying aerosols deeply into the stratosphere and affecting the ozone layer in distinct ways at different altitudes. This highlights the need for continued ...

Published in Science Advances, this study reveals how wildfires, such as the catastrophic 2019/20 Australian bushfires, impact the stratosphere in previously unseen ways. The ozone layer ...

The aluminium will mostly be injected at altitudes between 50 and 85 kilometres, but it will then drift down to the stratosphere – home to Earth’s protective ozone layer. What does that mean?