The ozone layer protects life from the Sun's harmful UV rays. Without oxygen to nourish the ozone layer, however, Earth will be laid bare to dangerous levels of UV radiation.

The ozone layer is a part of Earth’s atmosphere that captures some of the Sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light emissions. When the ozone layer is compromised, its ability to absorb radiation weakens ...

They expect the ozone over the Arctic to be healed by 2045, with the Antarctic lagging behind just a few decades to 2066. The ozone layer above the Antarctic is expected to heal completely by 2066 ...

Humans are on track to repair Earth’s battered ozone layer, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed. The success comes after decades of efforts to phase out ozone-depleting ...

In one of the great environmental success stories of our time, scientists say that a 35-year-old agreement has resulted in the steady and promising recovery of the Earth's ozone layer, a critical ...

The sun just spat out the strongest solar flares of 2025 — and more could be headed toward Earth RELATED: 'We'll be studying this event for years': Recent auroras may have been the strongest in ...

Earth's ozone layer, an early symbol of global environmental degradation, is improving and on track to recover by the middle of the 21st century. Over the past 30 years, humans have successfully ...

The annual Antarctic ozone hole reached an average area of 8.9 million square miles (23.2 million square kilometers) between Sept. 7 and Oct. 13, 2022.

The ozone layer protects life from the Sun's harmful UV rays. Without oxygen to nourish the ozone layer, however, Earth will be laid bare to dangerous levels of UV radiation.