Scent is essential to ant society: every ant within a colony wears the badge of membership in the form of smelly hydrocarbons ...

Patients with mild asthma exposed to higher levels of O3 and NO2, but not PM2.5, were associated with an increased risk for asthma exacerbation.

The 2026 ozone season begins in March, and environmental agencies will restart daily ozone air quality forecasts across North ...

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Earth's ozone layer is vital to protecting all forms of life – from crops to humans – from the sun's harmful radiation. This shield in Earth's stratosphere has been depleted for decades, putting life ...

The Earth's ozone layer is expected to recover within the next 40 years as ozone-depleting chemicals are being phased out of use, a panel of international experts backed by the U.N. says. The panel, ...

New research reveals ozone in the lower atmosphere in particular contributed to warming in the Southern Ocean - which absorbs much of the planet's excess heat - more than previously realized. The ...

A large hole in the Antarctic ozone layer once thought to be steadily closing could actually be widening, according to new research, casting doubt on whether global efforts to heal the ozone have been ...