Scientists solved a 50-year mystery in Antarctica when a giant hole in the sea ice the size of South Carolina suddenly made ...

In the mid-1980s, scientists published a startling finding–a giant hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. That’s the protective shield that blocks large amounts of harmful UV radiation. And without ...

In a promising update, scientists have revealed that the ozone hole is healing – and it could soon close up for good. The Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS) found that the hole – which ...

While continental in scale, the ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century, NASA and the National Oceanic and ...

GENEVA (AP) — The European Union’s Earth observation program says the ozone hole over Antarctica has swelled to its largest size and deepest level in years. Experts at the Copernicus Atmospheric ...

BAS is a world-leading centre for polar research and operations. Its researchers discovered the ozone hole in 1985, and today BAS scientists are studying how the frozen regions of our planet are ...