If there is one piece of good news regarding our planet's future, it's our ozone layer and the ongoing shrinking of its hole. In an update on the latest status of the hole in Earth's ozone layer, the ...

This map shows the size and shape of the ozone hole over the South Pole on Sept. 28, 2024, the day of its annual maximum extent, as calculated by the NASA Ozone Watch team. Scientists describe the ...

The stratospheric ozone layer protects life on Earth by absorbing ultraviolet light, which damages DNA in plants and animals (including humans) and leads to sunburns and skin cancer. Prior to 1979, ...