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The rapid growth of rocket launches worldwide could delay the much-needed recovery of Earth’s ozone layer, according to a ...

Peatlands cover just a fraction of Earth's surface, but store huge amounts of carbon. In the Peruvian Amazon, one of these ...

The skies overhead are already teeming with satellites. But their orbiting numbers will skyrocket in the near future as the ...

Scientists in Japan have come up with an innovative solution to deal with the problem of trash in space. They have suggested ...

As rocket launches surge, scientists warn that emissions could slow the ozone layer’s recovery and disrupt Earth’s upper ...

The rapid rise in global rocket launches could slow the recovery of the vital ozone layer, says Sandro Vattioni, a postdoctoral researcher in the Atmospheric Physics group at ETH. The problem is being ...

The ozone layer, which is about 20 kilometers above the Earth's surface, helps shield the planet from harmful ultraviolet radiation. Near the ground, however, even relatively low amounts of ozone can ...