The language is dry and academic, as is appropriate for the abstract of a scientific paper in the prestigious journal Nature. The research described in the short paper, however, fell like a scientific ...

Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory, the University of Pittsburgh, and Drexel University in Philadelphia are looking for a more sustainable way to disinfect water. They are studying how ...

The ozone hole over Antarctica is the seventh smallest it’s been since the early 1990s. Recovery began with the Montreal Protocol, which ended the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in 1987.

The Antarctic ozone hole closed early in 2025 after one of the shortest seasons in decades, reflecting long-term recovery of the ozone layer.

Ozone, a pale blue gas with a characteristic after-lightning smell, is the main component of smog: the sometimes-foggy air that blankets Houston during the summer months. It is one of the city’s most ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Drexel University in Philadelphia, along with Brookhaven National Laboratory, are working to solve a multipart mystery to make water disinfection ...

The discovery of a hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer in 1985 led to a worldwide effort to heal it. But are there lessons that can be applied to today’s treaty talks on climate change? A worldwide ...

(CBS DETROIT) - An air quality alert is in effect for Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties on Wednesday, May 31. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great ...

DENVER — Memorial Day weekend is the kickoff to pool season on the Colorado Front Range, but it’s also the start of ozone pollution season and according to the American Lung Association, Denver’s air ...