NASA and NOAA recently announced good news concerning the ozone hole. What are lessons about science, policy and skepticism ...

At a time when surging AQI levels and toxic air dominate headlines, there is rare good news for the planet. The Earth’s ...

The ozone layer is on track to fully recover from its depletion within the next four decades, a panel of scientists gathered by the United Nations said on Monday. In an assessment conducted every four ...

It's been 40 years since groundbreaking research announced the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer, a revelation that launched a rapid and successful effort to ban chemicals in hairspray, deodorant ...

Design for Demise has long been the gold standard for satellite safety. It involves designing spacecraft to burn completely ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you should ever wonder how Earth’s ole ozone layer is holding ...

After a major setback in the 2010s, the most recent U.N. assessment says the Montreal Protocol has succeeded in safeguarding Earth's ozone layer. Reading time 3 minutes When it comes to the health of ...

Invisible to the eye but powerful in impact, HCFCs or hydrochlorofluorocarbons are chemicals once widely used to cool homes ...

From late 2019 until the start of 2020, the Australian‘ Black Summer’ bushfires damaged the Earth's ozone layer by burning millions of tons of soot and ash into the air, according to a new study. The ...

Over the years, lots of action has been taken to try and save our ozone layer, and scientists are now saying it's all been worth it! The UN have reported that the ozone layer could completely heal in ...

Editor's note: Curbing damage to Earth's protective ozone layer is widely viewed as one of the most important successes of the modern environmental era. Earlier this year, however, a study reported ...

Thus, despite what you may be thinking, it’s recovery most likely can’t be tracked to the reduction in pollution due to the coronavirus pandemic. “COVID19 and the associated lockdowns probably had ...