Working on a remote tropical island in the Atlantic might sound like some sort of romantic idyll - but trying to conduct ...

In 1974, two chemists made a shocking prediction: that common chemicals used in spray cans and fridges could one day destroy ...

The Antarctic ozone hole closed early in 2025 after one of the shortest seasons in decades, reflecting long-term recovery of the ozone layer.

A Global Health Check. It’s 2026, and we’re checking in on the planet’s protective shield – the ozone layer. Remember all the ...

An infographic showing how VSLS deplete ozone. Credit: University of Leeds Scientists report that chemicals that are not controlled by a United Nations treaty designed to protect the Ozone Layer are ...

The rapid increase in rocket launches could slow the recovery of the ozone layer, according to a recent study. Scientists warn of potentially underestimated impacts. Emissions from rockets and ...

While water in the stratosphere might seem innocuous, the finding made Anderson “profoundly worried,” he recalls. From the decades he had spent studying the depletion of the earth’s ozone layer—the ...

In the mid-1980s, scientists published a startling finding–a giant hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. That’s the protective shield that... The ozone layer is still healing…thanks to science In ...

A Global Recovery Snapshot. It’s pretty good news on the ozone layer front these days. We’re seeing solid signs of recovery, ...

SUSAN Solomon, a leading atmospheric chemist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is widely recognized for ...