Four decades ago, scientists sounded the alarm after discovering a growing 'hole' in the ozone above Antarctica. This protective layer of gas shields life on Earth from the sun's harmful ...

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. Scientists including the MIT team have observed ...

The researchers and base personnel remain in Antarctica for approximately 15 months working through the cold and dark winter ...

"There's been a lot of qualitative evidence showing that the Antarctic ozone hole is getting better. This is really the first study that has quantified confidence in the recovery of the ozone hole ...

Around the late 1970s into the 80s, all eyes were on the ozone layer. Using satellite measurements, scientists realized that ozone loss above Antarctica was snowballing at a concerning rate, having ...

The 'ozone hole,' a phenomenon in which ozone levels over Antarctica decrease during the Southern Hemisphere's spring period from September to December and appear as if a hole has opened up ...

A group of scientists due to work together for months at a remote Antarctic research station has been rocked after a member ...

"There's been a lot of qualitative evidence showing that the Antarctic ozone hole is getting better. This is really the first study that has quantified confidence in the recovery of the ozone hole ...

“There’s been a lot of qualitative evidence showing that the Antarctic ozone hole is getting better. This is really the first study that has quantified confidence in the recovery of the ozone ...

GENEVA (AP) — The ozone hole over Antarctica grew to its largest size ever in September, covering an area two times the size of Europe, the World Meteorological Organization said Thursday. Scientists ...