Scientists found that ammonia drifting from pig farms can settle on nearby soils and increase nitrous oxide emissions.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Credit: Yuri_Arcurs/Getty Images) New data reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reveal that the ...

On September 16, 1987, the international community did something almost unheard of, especially in today's world: It worked together to protect the planet. "This important milestone demonstrates the ...

The ozone layer, a crucial shield that protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation, is recovering quicker than anticipated. However, this seemingly positive news could paradoxically lead to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee looks at how a decades long international effort to heal the ozone layer could be applied ...

Working on a remote tropical island in the Atlantic might sound like some sort of romantic idyll - but trying to conduct ...

Throughout the 1980s, chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, were everywhere — from spray paint and hairspray to refrigerators and air conditioners. There was one problem: Research at the time revealed the ...

Adding crushed basalt rocks and special fertilizers can reduce potent nitrous oxide (N2O) greenhouse gas emissions and help safeguard the stratospheric ozone layer. New research, conducted by the ...

The hole in the ozone layer hit home for Reagan, the President's former aides say in this exclusive clip from a new PBS ...

A new NASA climate simulation suggests that extremely large volcanic eruptions called “flood basalt eruptions” might significantly warm Earth’s climate and devastate the ozone layer that shields life ...

The University of Wisconsin Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences welcomed senior scientist at the National Center ...