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 ...

The annual hole in Earth's ozone layer closed at the beginning of this month, scientists recently announced. This year's hole in the layer was smaller in 2024 than we’ve seen in any other year this ...

The closing of this year's ozone hole over the Antarctic continues the positive trend of smaller gaps in Earth's ozone layer ...

The NOAA and NASA agencies have reported that the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica is this year the fifth smallest ...

After years of observing the weakening of the ozone layer, experts were astonished to notice that the Antarctic ozone hole had become smaller.

(CNN) — The recovery of the ozone layer — which sits miles above the Earth and protects the planet from ultraviolet radiation — has been celebrated as one of the world’s greatest environmental ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Experts at NASA say a hole in the ozone layer appears to be decreasing in size. The ozone layer is a portion of the stratosphere that protects Earth from the sun’s ...

The ozone hole that forms yearly over Antarctica has grown for the third year in a row. At nearly 10 million square miles (26.4 million square kilometers), the ozone hole is the largest it's been ...

DENVER — Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says. A quadrennial ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. The ...

The ozone hole that forms yearly over Antarctica has grown for the third year in a row. At nearly 10 million square miles (26.4 million square kilometers), the ozone hole is the largest it's been ...