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

In 1985, scientists discovered a seasonal hole in the Antarctic ozone layer. This protective layer shields Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. The sudden depletion raised global concerns, as ...

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.

In addition to causing a hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica, ozone-depleting substances are responsible for half of all Arctic warming between 1955 and 2005, according to a paper published ...

More than three decades later, researchers have made a new discovery. Ozone-depleting substances do more than just gnaw at Earth's protective layer. They're also greenhouse gases, so they ...