The Vela explosion stands out as the most dramatic example, occurring when our planet was emerging from the last ice age around 13,000 years ago.

"When nearby supernovas occur in the future, the radiation could have a pretty dramatic effect on human society." ...

A research team led by Prof. Xie Pinhua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has ...

Health officials issued a ground-level ozone warning Thursday for the lower Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island.

The Indianapolis Office of Sustainability has declared a Knozone Action Day for Thursday, June 12, warning of unhealthy air ...

The first Knozone Action Day for the year has been issued for June 12, 2025, due to hot temperatures, sunny skies, and wildfire smoke are the cause.

The international space industry is on a growth trajectory, but new research shows a rapid increase in rocket launches would ...

The rapidly growing number of rocket launches could slow the recovery of the ozone layer, a study led by New Zealand scientists shows. The ozone layer is healing because of countries phasing out CFCs ...

Among the many environmental crises of the past century, one stood out as a global warning: the hole in the ozone layer! At ...

It's been 40 years since groundbreaking research announced the discovery of a hole in the ozone layer, a revelation that launched a rapid and successful effort to ban chemicals in hairspray ...

Humankind will soon lose a great deal of vigilance over the ozone layer, which shields life on Earth from harmful solar radiation. The impending loss of NASA’s Aura and the Canadian Space Agency ...