After decades of concern and cautious optimism, scientists have now confirmed with high statistical confidence that the Antarctic ozone hole is recovering and could completely close within the next ...

Four decades ago, scientists sounded the alarm after discovering a growing 'hole' in the ozone above Antarctica. This protective layer of gas shields life on Earth from the sun's harmful ...

The 'ozone hole,' a phenomenon in which ozone levels over Antarctica decrease during the Southern Hemisphere's spring period from September to December and appear as if a hole has opened up ...