MOLINE, Ill. — You've likely heard about the ozone layer at some point or another. But, did you know that there are two types of ozone? Let's dive in! Ozone is formed when you pair three oxygen atoms ...

Ozone is a gas composed of three oxygen atoms, formed when an oxygen molecule bonds with an oxygen atom. In the ozone layer, which lies between 20 and 30 km above the Earth's surface within the ...

Every year the layer of ozone that surrounds Earth and protects those living on it from unmitigated solar ultraviolet rays, develops a hole over the Antarctic. Last year’s was among the smallest in ...

This year’s ozone hole over the Antarctic ranked as the fifth smallest since 1992, according to a new report by NOAA and NASA ...

Something strange is happening with a now-banned chemical that eats away at Earth’s protective ozone layer: Scientists say there’s more of it — not less — going into the atmosphere and they don’t know ...