Imminent loss of NASA's Aura and Canada's SCISAT will severely diminish scientists’ ability to monitor ozone-depleting substances in the stratosphere.

In 1985, scientists discovered a "hole" in the ozone layer over Antarctica that opened ... leading to skin cancer and other ...

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...

We’re already seeing these effects -- satellites burning up in ... They continue to harm the ozone layer until they naturally descend to lower altitudes, which could take about 30 years.

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

Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and triggered global biodiversity loss. A new study suggests that at least two o ...

NBC’s Chase Cain reports from Antarctica, where melting ice is accelerating sea level rise and disrupting global weather ...

getty images The researchers simulated the effects of AGN radiation on Earth ... chemical reactions causing the planet's protective ozone layer to grow. This is due to the way UV radiation ...

causing the planet's protective ozone layer to grow. The more oxygenated the atmosphere, the greater the effect. High-energy light reacts readily with oxygen, splitting the molecule into single ...