Unexpected leaks from industrial chemicals are slowing the ozone layer’s recovery. Cutting these emissions could help the ...

The ozone hole over the Antarctic is significantly smaller in 2025 than in previous years, ranking as the fifth-smallest it's been since 1992, according to a new report by NOAA and NASA scientists.

The environmental crises of the past often seem to disappear—have problems like acid rain and smog been solved?

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)- This year’s ozone hole over the Antarctic is now the fifth smallest since 1992. The discovery was made by scientists with NOAA and NASA. The ozone hole begins to shrink naturally ...

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 ...

While the famous Antarctic "ozone hole" is finally beginning to heal, 30 years after it was first discovered, scientists have just identified a new threat to its recovery. A study, just out Tuesday in ...

In this NASA false-color image, the blue and purple shows the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer over Antarctica on Oct. 30, 2023. This year’s ozone hole was about average size for the last 20 ...