A hole in the ozone layer that appears annually over Antarctica is persisting later into each year, and biologists say this ...

The lion's share of ozone damage happens over Antarctica. When the hole forms, the UV index doubles, reaching extreme levels.

A hole in the ozone layer - the protective barrier of gas in the upper atmosphere - now lingers over the frozen continent for ...

Seal pups and fledgling penguins could suffer sunburn and skin cancer, and it’s all down to volcanoes and bushfires.

The ultraviolet radiation from the Sun increase the risk of skin cancer and cataracts in humans, but researchers do not yet ...

It's well known that Earth's ozone layer offers a protective barrier from the sun's harmful rays. Unfortunately, a famous hole in the layer exists over the Antarctic for a few months a year ...

The ozone hole over Antarctica grows and closes up again each year – having a hole at all isn’t ideal, but scientists know roughly when to expect it. However, its appearance is now persisting ...

The hole in the Antarctic ozone layer has been getting deeper in austral mid-spring over the last two decades, according to New Zealand researchers working with scientists from Otago University ...

Scientists are warning Antarctica's animals and plants are being exposed to twice as much UV radiation as they were in the ...

A hole in the ozone layer - the protective barrier of gas in the upper atmosphere - now lingers over the frozen continent for more of the year. A major cause of ozone loss is believed to be the ...