Scientists discovered the ozone hole in 1985, but if they'd had the atmospheric monitoring capabilities of today, they could have found it 30 years earlier, according to new research.

The ozone hole over Antarctica is healing. The latest update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) shows the ozone layer remains on track to fully recover within this century, all thanks to ...

The ozone layer’s most famous wound opened over Antarctica, but the damage may have started much earlier, and somewhere else ...

In 1985, scientists “accidentally” discovered a yawning hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica. Initial research suggested the problem had emerged as recently as the late 1970s, but a new analysis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ozone hole over the Antarctic is significantly smaller in 2025 than in previous years, ranking as the fifth-smallest it's been ...

Research indicates that industrial chemicals like carbon tetrachloride could have shown detectable ozone loss years before CFCs became widespread. A new study highlights how advancements in climate ...

Most people are familiar with the seasonal ozone hole over Antarctica, forming each year during autumn. Scientists have monitored this hole since the 1980s when its emergence sparked a global effort ...

New data reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reveal that the hole in the ozone layer is at its fifth-smallest size since 1992. That's great news, and a massive ...

The ozone hole over the Antarctic is significantly smaller in 2025 than in previous years, ranking as the fifth-smallest it's been since 1992, according to a new report by NOAA and NASA scientists.