NASA and NOAA scientists ranked the 2025 Antarctic ozone hole as the fifth smallest since 1992, a finding that reflects decades of global chemical regulation but does not mean the threat has passed.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's been 40 years since groundbreaking research announced the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer, a revelation that launched ...

The ozone layer is healing, and it’s a symbol of hope around the power of human efforts. It sometimes feels like the only options we have in terms of news are “bad” or “worse.” But if you’re looking ...

(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 ...

The hole in Earth’s ozone layer is opening early this year. While the hole has healed somewhat since the 80s and 90s, it still goes through a cycle of opening and closing every year. The preemptive ...

A large hole in the Antarctic ozone layer once thought to be steadily closing could actually be widening, according to new research, casting doubt on whether global efforts to heal the ozone have been ...

DENVER (AP) — 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 once-every ...

With last year’s undersea volcano injecting massive amounts of water high into the atmosphere, scientists were bracing for a big Antarctica ozone hole this fall. But it didn’t happen. Instead this ...

In this NASA false-color image, the blue and purple shows the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer over Antarctica on Oct. 30, 2023. This years ozone hole was about average size for the last 20 ...