New research finds ozone recovery and pollution could make ozone the second-largest source of warming by 2050.

There are a lot of satellites above our heads these days, but they will eventually come down, and when they do our ozone ...

The rapid rise in global rocket launches could slow the recovery of the vital ozone layer, says Sandro Vattioni. The problem is being underestimated—yet it could be mitigated by forward-looking, ...

A rocket leaves behind one of the most spectacular sights humans can create. Engines roar, a column of exhaust stretches ...

The ozone layer, which protects life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun, was severely damaged in the 1980s and 1990s due to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) — chemicals used in ...

A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is healing, as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. Scientists including the MIT team have observed signs ...

A frozen lake near Wudaoliang on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau captures the striking sight of trapped gas bubbles beneath the ice. As global temperatures rise, the thawing of lake ice could accelerate the ...

Shina Ansari, the head of the Department of Environment, has called for stronger international cooperation to address the harmful effects of ozone-layer depletion and climate change, saying that ...

The hole in the Earth’s ozone layer is significantly smaller than it’s been in recent history, but it is still far from fully healed, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO’s) ...

Editor’s note: This is part of the “Nuclear winter: Why study it now?” series. In November of 1981, atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen and I sat in his office at the Max Planck Institute in Mainz, ...

NEW YORK, New York, September 16, 2025 (ENS) – “Forty years ago, nations came together to take the first step in protecting the ozone layer – guided by science, united in action,” said United Nations ...