Environment
Ozone layer recovers faster than expected
International efforts to protect the ozone layer are a 'tremendous global success,' scientists said on June 12.
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Environment
Unusual polar vortex appears in Antarctica
Unusual warming and a strange polar vortex this year have changed the cycle of the ozone hole. Don't celebrate too soon, scientists warn.
Science invention
An invention that has been praised for decades turns into a disaster
In the early 20th century, Thomas Midgley Jr. personally demonstrated the safety of leaded gasoline and CFC refrigerants, making them commercially successful.
Science Events
5 projects winning VinFuture 2023 awards
11 scientists were honored for pioneering research related to high-yield rice varieties, the hole in the ozone layer, solar cells, Lithium-ion battery storage, and diabe…
Environment
Hot weather in Europe causes ozone pollution to harmful levels
Europe's atmospheric watchdog warns the risk of wildfires is on the rise, with large parts of Western Europe at
Environment
Earth has a new hole, 7 times larger than the hole in the Antarctic ozone layer
The Earth's ozone layer has appeared a new, extremely large hole, active all seasons in the lower stratosphere than the tropics.
Biology
Insects lose their sense of smell because of air pollution, humans go to pollinate plants themselves
The consequences will be what we and our children and grandchildren have to bear.
Space science
Earth has been subjected to a tremendous amount of ultraviolet radiation, 10 times more than previously estimated
Before the ozone layer was created to protect the Earth from dangerous ultraviolet (UV) radiation, UV radiation levels could have been terrible.
Environment
The 'ghost of the desert' is eating through the ozone layer, making the earth 'difficult to breathe'?
Desert dust - fine and capable of reaching high into the sky like ghosts - has the ability to destroy many pollutants, but also silently causes terrifying effects.
Discover science
The troposphere of the atmosphere is gradually rising due to climate change
Atmospheric measurements collected by weather balloons in the Northern Hemisphere over the past 40 years show that climate change is pushing the upper boundary of the tr…
Environment
Why did the Arctic ozone hole just suddenly close?
There is a reason and has determined it, but science is still not exhaustive as to why ozone-depleting factors are particularly strong in the first months of this year.
Environment
The recovering ozone layer diverts global winds
The ozone layer above the Antarctic is continuing to recover and it has led to changes in the atmospheric circulation - airflow on the Earth's surface that causes wind.
Environment
Still need to be alert for ozone layer hole
The restoration of the ozone layer in Antarctica cannot be taken for granted and requires constant vigilance.
Discover science
The reason many people can predict rain through air odors
The smell of ozone or aromatic particles in the air can be a sign that heavy rains occur.
Environment
The area of ice in Antarctica is mysteriously narrow
From the highest level in 40 years, the Antarctic ice area has reached its lowest level in just four years.