The Antarctic ozone layer is currently healing, as a result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances.

Much of the nitrous oxide entering the atmosphere from the oceans could be formed by a previously unknown inorganic route.

The ozone layer is on the mend, and it's thanks to human action. A new MIT-led study confirms - with 95% confidence - that global efforts to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals are paying off. This is ...

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.

Researchers from the Universities of Granada (Spain) and Southern Denmark reveal a new abiotic process driven by sunlight ...

New research conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with NASA's support, shows that human-caused damage is gradually being mitigated—the ozone layer is returning to its original state ...

A new study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences sheds light on the complex relationship between methane emissions and the recovery of the stratospheric ozone layer. The research underscores ...

As the Vienna Convention turns 40, it is important to recognise there is still work to do to protect our planet’s UV shield.

The ozone layer acts as Earth's protective shield, blocking harmful ultraviolet radiation. While international efforts have ...

March 22 marks the 40th anniversary of the Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer. This international agreement laid the foundation for the global protection of the stratospheric ...

Fluorinated greenhouse gases include PFCs ... they have a high capacity for warming the Earth. CFCs are another ozone-depleting fluorinated gas. The Montreal Protocol has already lowered the ...