The world's first artificial satellite, the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1, was launched in October 1957. Just three months later, ...

This protective layer shields Earth from harmful ultraviolet ... When these chemicals drifted into the stratosphere, they triggered ozone destruction under specific seasonal conditions.

The forgotten story of the hole in the ozone layer - and how the world came together ... world to come together to prevent environmental destruction.

Holes in the ozone layer formed not just over Antarctica—as they currently ... low level due to unusual weather that allowed for greater than usual chemical ozone destruction. Although global warming ...

Re-entries of SpaceX Starlink satellites are causing environmental concerns by releasing aluminium oxide, which could harm ...

As some of the most energetic phenomena in the universe, supernovae occurring within 60 light-years of Earth could have stripped our planet's atmosphere of its protective ozone layer, exposing ...

Despite this knowledge, the role of nitrous oxide in human-induced destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer has largely been ignored. This discovery provides a strong incentive for regulating ...

What is the Ozone Layer? The ozone layer is a crucial component of Earth's stratosphere, located between 19 and 30 km above the surface. It plays a vital role in filtering harmful ultraviolet (UV ...

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 Arctic is one of the regions most strongly affected by climate change. In recent decades, the temperature there has risen four times as fast as ...