People in the Philadelphia area who are sensitive to poor air quality should take precautions on Wednesday as smoke from ...

You may notice a bit of a haze in the air this week. In part, it’s coming from central Canadian wildfire smoke, and while ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health issued the advisory for elevated levels ...

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 ...

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 ...

Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer acts like sunscreen, blocking potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface. Without it, humans and animals could ...

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.